£1.5m Worcestershire drug enterprise dismantled as two men sentenced

Benjamin Whitefoot, 48, of Leswell Street, Kidderminster, and Stephen Windsor-Price, 54, of Childe Road, Cleobury Mortimer, appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, September 4, in connection with a major drugs operation in north Worcestershire.

Mr Whitefoot was jailed for nine years for possession with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs, while Mr Windsor-Price received a three-year suspended sentence for the same offence.

The pair were sentenced for the possession with intent to supply both a Class A drug and Cass B drug. (Image: West Midlands Police)

Detective Chief Inspector Dan Fenn said: "Today’s result marks the conclusion of what is one of the one of the biggest seizures of drugs by West Mercia Police in recent years."

"This investigation has shut down a serious and organised criminal enterprise flooding class A and B drugs into the north Worcestershire area, and I want to pay tribute to those officers involved for their hard work."

Whitefoot also received a concurrent 16-month sentence for possession of criminal property.

Benjamin Whitefoot was further convicted of possession of criminal property – cash for which he was sentenced to 16 months to run concurrently. (Image: West Midlands Police)

Sian Roper, 41, of St. Georges Terrace, Kidderminster, has pleaded guilty to producing a Class B drug and permitting premises to be used for drug-related activities.

She is due to be sentenced on Monday, September 21.

The investigation, codenamed Operation Aloha, was led by West Mercia Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit and resulted in the seizure of 14.5kg of Class A drugs, mainly cocaine, and 12.3kg of Class B substances including cannabis and ketamine.

Hundreds of packets of cannabis edibles were also recovered.

The estimated street value of the drugs was around £1.5 million.

More than £92,500 in cash was seized during the operation.

£92,500 of cash was seized as well as a combined street level of £1. 5 million of drugs (Image: West Midlands Police)

Officers began investigating Whitefoot following intelligence about suspected drug dealing from a flat near his home on Leswell Street.

On February 18, 2026, police executed search warrants at two flats in Leswell Court and a house in St Georges Terrace, Kidderminster.

Windsor-Price, who was stopped by officers while driving a grey Ford C-Max, was found with 42.4g of cocaine and 234g of cannabis in a vacuum-sealed bag.

The Leswell Court address was found to be a "drug factory," where cocaine was being weighed and prepared for distribution and cannabis was packaged in vacuum sealed bags.

Reflecting on the operation DCI Fenn said: "However, we are not complacent."

"West Mercia Police will continue with its efforts to tackle drugs gangs, regardless of what role individuals play in these gangs or assistance they provide, to keep the public safe from their criminality as well as the harmful impact illegal substances such as these have on our communities."