A PAIR of dealers who were found to have a loaded handgun and drugs worth thousands of pounds during a series of raids in Basildon have been jailed.

Klodjan Doci, 26, was part of the dealing operation despite having been previously deported. Fellow dealer Dennis Hoj, 31, used a fake name to go under the radar, Basildon Crown Court was told yesterday.

The duo were charged by police following a series of raids in in July last year which saw officers seize a large haul of cannabis and cocaine.

Police estimated the drugs had a combined street value of £200,000.

Prosecutor Lucy Sweetland told the court: “Police searched one address and found a large number of phone phones, 19 kilogrammes of cannabis, and 1.25kg of cocaine.

“They also found hundreds of self-seal bags and scales for drugs. Drugs were clearly being prepared there for sale and about £9,000 was also found in cash.

“Both these defendants were firmly linked to the address.”

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She added: “Emmanuel Rossi was using a fake name and his real name is Dennis Hoj.

“Police also discovered a loaded handgun with ammunition in a parked car nearby.”

Mitigating for Doci, John Lucas told the court his client had made the “biggest mistake of his life”

and was “very sorry” about it.

Mitigating for Hoj, Ian Dear said “He was a user and got into debt.”

Before delivering his verdict, Judge Shane Collery said the pair had chosen to ignore the “misery”

and “broken families they were creating” by continuing to deal drugs.

Doci, of Courtney Park Road, Langdon Hills, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possessing criminal property.

He was jailed for a total of three years and two months.

Hoj, of Norwood End, Basildon, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and being concerned in the supply of cannabis.

He was jailed for a total of three years and four months