Pair of Staffordshire drug dealers jailed after police raids on their homes

Two men have received lengthy jail sentences for drug dealing offences after large amounts of drugs were found at their homes.

Zak Oliver Clark, aged 31, and Carl Philip Pearson, aged 35, have both been jailed following police raids in Staffordshire.

Both men were arrested in February this year following raids at their houses in Tamworth.

In the raids, Staffordshire Police officers found large amounts of drugs inside both properties, with a cannabis grow discovered in the loft of Clark’s address.

Both men appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Friday (July 3) to be sentenced.

Clark was jailed for six years and two months after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, possession with intent to supply a class A drug (cocaine), possession with intent to supply a class B drug (cannabis), producing a class B drug (cannabis), perverting the course of justice, driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.

Pearson was jailed for three years and 10 months after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A (cocaine) and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B (cannabis).

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: “We launched Operation Target in May 2023 and have been working hard to identify, disrupt and pursue criminals who plan, organise and commit serious criminal offences across the county, including drug supply, illegal firearms, knife crime, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

“If you have any concerns around drug dealing in your community, contact us by calling 101, or via Live Chat on our website.”