Three men have been jailed for a total of 29 years today after millions of pounds worth of cocaine was intercepted during a police operation.

A total of 15kgs of the Class A drug were found in the boot of a car on the M11 last year after an exchange took place in Leyton.

Today (March 2) at Kingston Crown Court, Rrustem Shkjau, 23, of William Street, Leyton, was sentenced to seven and a half years for his involvement in the conspiracy.

Jeffrey Blair, 50, of Drumclair Place, Airdrie, Scotland was sentenced to nine and a half years.

A 35-yer-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to 12 years.

All three had previously pleaded guilty at the same court to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

The three were caught a joint investigation by the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland into the supply of Class A Controlled Drugs across the United Kingdom.

On July 23 last year Blair visited Atkins Road in Leyton, where he met with Shkjau who was carrying a large black holdall.

Both were then seen to place the holdall in the boot of Blair's car.

Blair was then stopped by police on the slip road to the M11. A search of the car revealed the drugs hidden in a compartment in the boot.

Forensic examination of the car found two fingerprints on part of the compartment.

One was identified as belonging to Blair and one remained unidentified.

Investigations revealed that the 35-year-old man had instructed Blair to attend Atkins Road and meet with Shkjau to pick up the cocaine.

On November 5 the 35-year-old man was arrested in Scotland.

On November 28 Shkjau was arrested and charged over a separate conspiracy to supply cocaine by the National Crime Agency.

As a result of this arrest, the unidentified fingerprint was identified as his.

Detective Inspector Jerry Troon, of the Met's Specialist Economic and Organised Crime Command, said: "These sentences are a satisfying culmination of months of painstaking police work by officers from the Met and Police Scotland, who worked closely to dismantle this conspiracy and seize over two million pounds worth of drugs destined for our streets.

“If you deal in drugs we will find you, we will arrest you and you will be put in front of the courts to face the consequences of your actions.”