Viktor Kurtaj, 32, (pic.l.) and Illaijan Dautaj, 24, (pic.r.) were caught during three simultaneous police raids, the culmination of the seven-month Operation Aureum.
At Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court both received six years and nine months imprisonment.
Kurtaj, of East Street, Epsom and Dautaj, of Shrewsbury Close, Surbiton were investigated by the Proactive Crime Teams on the South West BCU, with the assistance of the Violence Suppression Unit, plus neighbourhood officers.
Both pleaded guilty to two counts of possession, with intent to supply, Class A drugs; one count of possession, with intent to supply, class B drugs and one count of possessing criminal property.
A large quantity of drugs were found during the raids, executed at three addresses in Surbiton on April 28.
Within the addresses officers found a large amount of cash, cooking cocaine, scales and large bricks of cocaine in laundry baskets and kitchen cupboards. In total around 3.5 kilograms of cocaine was found.
An amount of cannabis was also found, plus around £80,000 in cash.
The court agreed that both Kurtaj and Dautaj played a significant role in a commercial scale drug trafficking enterprise.
Judge Marcus Tregilgas-Davey told them: “There is no question that Class A drug supply causes significant harm.
“It destroys lives and rips families apart. You two were up to your necks in that wicked trade.”
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