A DRUG dealing mother and daughter from Redditch who were jailed for drugs offences have now been ordered to pay nearly £4,000.

Jeanette Turner and her daughter Nina Rogers were both sentenced to 20 months in prison when they appeared at Worcester Crown Court in May this year having previously admitted production of a class B drug, cannabis, with intent to supply.

At the same court on September 23 West Mercia Police obtained Confiscation Orders against them under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Turner, aged 48, of Highley Close near Winyates, was said to have benefited £3,510 from her criminal conduct and a Confiscation Order for the same amount was made against her assets.

She must pay the money or face a further six months in prison.

Rogers, 30, of Kingham Close near Winyates, is said to have benefited £7,710 from her criminal activities and a Confiscation Order was made against all her assets, amounting to £462.50.

If she fails to pay she faces an additional 14 days in jail.

Detective Constable Eleanor Jones from West Mercia Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit said the drug offences came to light after the pair were arrested in January this year in connection with another matter.

Turner was found to have five cannabis plants growing in her loft and Rogers had 11 cannabis seedlings growing at her home.

DC Jones said that the police were “determined to strip them of their assets”.

"They have already paid a high price by losing their liberty and if they default on the Confiscation Orders and spend extra time in jail as a result, they will still owe the money when they are released.

"The fact they were jailed despite neither having previous convictions and pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity sends out a clear message that drug-related crime will not be tolerated.”

Both must satisfy the orders, with the money being paid to the Treasury.

A percentage will then be returned to the Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty's Court Service and to West Mercia Police which will help fund future financial investigations.

DC Jones added: “Hopefully this case will also act as a deterrent to others.

"It is important that people see justice being done and that offenders are made to realise crime does not pay."