Two men have been convicted of drug possession after 10 kilos of cocaine worth £1m was seized in Bromley.

Ben Zeto, 30, of Main Road, Biggin Hill and Adam Lyons, 35, of Riverpark Way, Northfield, Birmingham were both found guilty of intent to supply Class A drugs at Croydon Crown Court on February 3.

Officers were on a proactive patrol in Bromley in July 2022 when they saw what they thought was a drug deal on Sunningvale Avenue in Biggin Hill, Scotland Yard said.

Police noticed two cars parked together and Zeto talking with the driver of a blue Audi.

Zeto was holding a large black bag and got into a grey Audi which was then driven off; officers followed the car and stopped it shortly after.

Inside Zeto’s bag, in the footwell of the car, were ten large blocks of cocaine with an apple logo printed on the packaging.

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He was arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Meanwhile, officers began to trace the other car, the blue Audi, and found it at Cobham Services in Surrey.

The driver, Lyons, was also arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

The court heard that Lyons had driven to Biggin Hill from Birmingham to hand over the drugs.

An investigation that looked into Lyon’s mobile phone showed he was using an encrypted app, Wickr, to communicate with an unknown individual, who was giving instructions about several drop offs.

The messages implied that Lyons was doing so in order to work off a debt.

Det Serg Andy Snazell, leading the investigation, said: “We were shocked to discover such a large amount of drugs that day, but it goes to show how important proactive policing is and we have prevented a huge amount of cocaine making it onto London’s streets. Those drugs would have gone on to cause misery in the local community.

“There is no doubt the pair met that day to transfer the drugs and now they will pay the price for becoming involved in such a serious crime.”

Zeto and Lyons will be sentenced on a date to be confirmed.