Four men have been jailed for a total of 37 years after being caught plotting to supply hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of heroin into the city. 

Robert Compton, 53, of Wicklands Avenue, Saltdean, and his son, Lee Compton, 32 of Roundhill Road, Brighton, together with Huseyin Deniz 49, and Devrim Oguzca, 40, plotted to bring 2kg of heroin worth between £194,000 and £388,000 from London to Brighton.

Lee Compton was arrested at Brighton railway station on June 9 2015 after being found carrying the class A drug in a plastic bag.

Meanwhile in London, officers from the Metropolitan police were investigating a wider conspiracy involving Robert Compton, Deniz and Oguzca who were frequently meeting and calling each other. 

They three were also arrested and all later charged with conspiracy to supply heroin. 

They all pleaded not guilty but on the second day of a trial at Hove Crown Court, Deniz pleaded guilty. The other three were found guilty by a jury and they were sentenced on Friday May 19. 

Robert Compton was jailed for 12 years, Deniz, of Turkey Street, Enfield, Middlesex, was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment, Lee Compton and Oguzca, of Walpole Road, London, were each jailed for seven years.

Detective constable Mark Pinder from the Brighton community investigation team said: "This was a well organised operation by both the Metropolitan and Sussex Police forces.

"It is a great example of two forces working together and a further example of the good work that continues within Brighton to demonstrate that drug dealing will not be tolerated and that those at the higher levels of such operations will be caught and will rightly receive high custodial sentences."