Two brothers have been ordered to pay more than £360,000 within three months or face prison after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Patrick Gray, 38, of Radford Close, Oxford, and Richard Gray, 26, of Stenter Rise, Witney, were issued with confiscation orders following a hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

Patrick Gray's order was for £259,776.90, and Richard Gray must pay £106,756.66.

The pair each have three months to pay, or face default sentences of two years’ imprisonment and one year respectively.

Thames Valley Police said during early February 2015 both brothers had been seen driving to locations near Thrupp Lane, Littleworth, where they had previously hidden crack cocaine and heroin in a field.

Drugs were also hidden in a wooded area near Uffington Gorse.

The brothers had been observed on four separate occasions over a period of several days, during which they visited the locations to retrieve drugs to supply to other people.

Wraps of cocaine and heroin were recovered, with an estimated street value of more than £12,000.

When warrants were executed at their homes officers seized cash belonging to Richard Gray amounting to £4,383.55 and 1,005 Euros.

A forfeiture order was made against the cash, which amounted to £5,099.57, at Banbury Magistrates’ Court on August 17.

The brothers were jointly charged with supplying Class A drugs and both pleaded guilty.

The older sibling was sentenced to five years and four months’ imprisonment and Richard Gray was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment on April 2 at Oxford Crown Court.

Phillip Croxson, Thames Valley Police Financial Investigator, said: “These substantial confiscation orders demonstrate very clearly the severe consequences of engaging in a criminal lifestyle.

“Both Patrick Gray and Richard Gray are subject to restraint orders which have the effect of freezing their assets.

"Patrick Gray owns three properties, which will all have to be sold to satisfy his confiscation order. Even if the default sentences are triggered, the debt will remain and will still have to be paid.”