A dealer jumped naked from a window to avoid exposing his £1.7 million drugs empire, police said.

Startled Mohammed Asif leapt from the first-floor of his home in Smethwick, Birmingham, as officers stormed the property searching for a cache of drugs, money and weaponry.

The 30-year-old was detained a short while later, and officers subsequently recovered Class A drugs, equipment, more than £50,000 in cash, and 200 rounds of ammunition.

A search of his Skoda car unearthed guns including a shotgun, revolver, pistol and Tasers along with bullets and a large amount of heroin worth more than £1.7 million, West Midlands Police said.

Asif pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply, along with possession of firearms and ammunition.

He was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months at Wolverhampton Crown Court on December 14.

Detective Constable Victoria Brown said: "A lot of diligent police work by the Sandwell Neighbourhood Taskforce enabled us to identify Asif as a key player in the supply of drugs in the region.

"We managed to seize a substantial amount of high-value Class A substances which were destined to flood the streets along with guns, with the potential to cause harm in the wrong hands.

"Asif was so desperate to avoid being caught that he was prepared to jump from a first-floor window with no clothes on.

"This sentencing should serve as a strong warning that drugs and illegal guns in our region will not be tolerated."