The men's drug dealing activities were like "something out of a film", police said
Six men have been jailed for up to 14 years following a £11m drug seizure, which police in Hampshire called the largest haul in the force's history.
Cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines and cannabis were seized during raids in Hedge End, Fareham, Gosport, Park Gate, and Merseyside in November.
Det Sgt Matt Browne of Hampshire Constabulary called it an "unprecedented amount of drugs".
The men, aged 31 to 69, were sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday.
About £200,000 of cash was seized during the searches. The MDMA alone had a street value of £2m.
'Hard to believe'
Almost 300,000 tablets were discovered at one property - hidden in the loft and two old Ford Fiestas parked on a rear driveway.
The sentences were:
Paul Ingall, 39, of New Road, Fareham - 13 years
Adam Przybycin, 38, of Toynbee Road, Eastleigh - 14 years
Alireza Jaffer, 31, of Potters Avenue, Fareham - six years
Matthew Bovingdon, 32, of Chapel Road, Swanmore - 18 months
Wilfred Travers, 69, of Dixon Avenue, Merseyside - 12 years
Eric Bourne, 65, of Fleet Lane, Merseyside - three years
Speaking after the sentencing, Det Sgt Browne said: "Travers, Ingall and Przybycin were making exchanges of up to 4kg of pure cocaine at a time in broad daylight in public places for vast sums of cash.
"They used specially encrypted mobile telephones to communicate with each other to avoid detection by the authorities.
"It all sounds like something out of a film and it is hard to believe that this sort of crime was taking place in Hedge End, a usually peaceful part of Hampshire."
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