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Jack Smedley headed a 'well-organised' drugs gang which ran cocaine and heroin between Greater Manchester and north Yorkshire during lockdown. A former cricket starlet who had dreams of turning pro and two university graduates were exposed as drug dealers. A total of 13 suspected members of the international crime group have been charged following dawn raids on Tuesday, October 8, in Manchester, Stockport, St Helens, Warrington, Bolton, Dewsbury, Leeds and London. Phil Foden has returned to the Manchester City side in 'flabbergasting' form, according to manager Pep Guardiola. Ashley Blackett (left) ran the drug dealing operation from inside prison (Image: GMP/M.E.N.) Image: Manchester Evening News WS) By. James Currie, 47, of Buckingham Road in Swinton was sentenced to 18-month community order for being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. Christopher Taylor, of no fixed abode, was jailed for seven years. Thursday 5 January 2023 by border Force intercepted a parcel for 's Dowling from. Police raided a property on Dale View in Denton on November 21, 2019 following the discovery of the package. Adam Marsden, 37, sent the frank message on the EncroChat network, which was successfully hacked by law enforcement. He used various other people to do. Five men have been sentenced to between six and 12 years at. Log In. "As long as I can make money that's all that matter", one member of the international drugs gang said. Admitted conspiracy to supply drugs and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime, Richard Llewellyn, 34, of Roworth Road, Middlesbrough - seven years. Alongside Moscrop, from Wythenshawe, and Doyle, 28, from Failsworth, Papangelis was embroiled in a plot to flood the streets with around 22 kilos of ketamine. Tweets & replies. When the drug dealers move in A victim of 'cukooing' - where criminals take over the home of a vulnerable person to use as a base - tells her story 2022-02-06 - By STEPHEN TOPPING Information about cuckooing can be passed on to GMP online or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. She was arrested on suspicion of money laundering. His father Faizal Hussain Snr was also alleged as being involved in the plot. Kevin Rowlands own laywer admitted he has 'appalling decision-making skills' A prison worker has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to supply drugs and smuggling items into a high security jail. Husband and wife spent thousands of pounds of 'drug money' on a 42,000 Mercedes, a 16,500 BMW X5 and a 10,000 luxury holiday to Cancun. Taylor was found inside, along with bags of white crystals which were identified as heroin worth around 1,200. Daniel Halford, 36, of HMP Forest Bank, was sentenced to three years for conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Prosecuting, Henry Blackshaw told Manchester Crown Court: Ashley Blackett ran a rather substantial drug dealing business from inside prison dealing prominently in class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, as well as cannabis. CCTV footage of the horsebox after this led police to estimate that there was at least 100kg inside it, worth 500,000. A search warrant was executed at a flat on Buckingham Road in Salford. READ MORE: Cocaine gang laundered staggering 9 million in dirty money even during lockdown. Further. That was the last to receive a a prison sentence on suspicion of smuggling drugs worth billions pounds By another dealer, Charlie Jacob and he was involved in the transfer of to! Hes now been jailed for 12-and-a-half years for conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possession of a mobile phone in prison. Manchester Crown Court heard that he acquired and supplied at least 10 kilos of cocaine and MDMA, at least six kilos of ketamine and seven kilos of cannabis. READ MORE: Big-time dealer chatted with 'Terry f***ing Tibbs' and 'Tyrion Lannister' about huge amounts of cocaine. As part of the investigation three children were removed from the area for their own safety, and a further five were 'safeguarded' using other methods. Years, for her charge of assisting an offender ; s house 2023-01-17 - by HARRISON GALLIVEN & amp ADAM. Atkinson, of Brindley Close, Atherton, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. For eight years the British Newspaper Archive in Apr 19, 2011 the gang was. And Nathan Powell, 33, to 13 kilos, with the pair being described as a. should. Manchester drugs gang jailed over 100m operation 20 September 2018 Greater Manchester Police The jury heard the operation was run like a legitimate business and even offered corporate. All the latest Manchester United FC news from the Manchester Evening News, including match reports, match previews, breaking news, comment, pictures, 6,279,840 people like this 6,730,033 people follow this https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc Williams dealt in cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and cannabis. Marsden was linked to 12 kilos and Nathan Powell, 33, to 13 kilos, with the pair being described as 'distributors'. Manchester Evening News 3.3K views1 year ago Widescale police operation leads to multiple arrests Manchester Evening News 814 views1 year ago CC Terrifying moment driver nearly smashes into. (top L-R) Glen Sinclair, Lahert Pone, Tedi Hyesani, (bottom L-R) Luke Spencer, Andrew Hall, Eneo Zace, (Top) Callum Hindle, Adrian Fox, (bottom left) Pearce Dowling, Charlie Jacob, Nathan Powell, Leon Atkinson and Adam Marsden, Michalis Papangelis, Nicholas Doyle and Daniel Moscrop, (Image: North West Regional Organised Crime Unit), Faizal Hussain (left) and Rezwan-Javed (right). Manchester Evening News 2023-01-16 Newspaper Manchester Evening News . DeSantis won't say he's running. Mohammed Shahid was described as a. Manchester should stop using them for council tax', Mohammed Shahid was jailed at Manchester Crown Court. Police learned Papangelis, who lived in a plush apartment block in Ancoats, was involved in commercial drug dealing and was linked to about 25 kilos of cocaine. A download of her phone later showed she was in discussions with Ashley Blackett regarding how much money was paid into his prison bank account and how much profit was making from the drug supply business.. Faizal Hussain Jnr, 31, was locked up for 16 years in April for his role in the huge drugs ring. The package, disguised as cat food, was found to contain MDMA tablets with a street value of more than 40,000. They are all being held for allegedly importing cocaine, heroin, and cocaine worth billions of pounds into the UK. Bekhtullah Abasi, 24, Samuel Djassi, 24, Rafael Ernesto, 20, Mohammed Latif, 49, Karan Singh, 29, Manuel Vanduno, 21, Glen Kabambe, 24, Pascal Lupaka, 20, and Pacheli Ndele, 24, were all locked up. They also talked about attacking a house and damaging the windows of someone that owed Blackett some money, and spoke about giving jobs to homeless people to get them to make money for him. Members of the Rochdale and Bury based 'Nardo' drugs gang supplied millions of pounds worth of cannabis across the UK. READ MORE: Dealer locked up over Colombia to Manchester cocaine ring while others go 'scot free and spending the money'. Dad set up secret drug farm in fiancee's house 2023-01-17 - By HARRISON GALLIVEN & ADAM MAIDMENT . The mini phone was able to be secreted and kept in the custodial environment whilst he was running the drugs business and had people employed on the outside who were starting to work on their own account., As well as dealing drugs in the community through a number of grafters he also dealt drugs in custody, the seizure of heroin confirms that.. They all laughed', Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dodges MP's Manchester HS2 question in the Commons, The PM was asked whether he believes 'investment should be taken from poorer areas in the north and given to the more affluent parts of Kent', Mum accused of murdering ex helped alleged killers plant device on car, jury told, Coleen Campbell denies involvement in the murder of her former spouse Thomas Campbell, Agitation and solidarity: Nurses ensure their voices are heard on historic day. Bruno Fernandes could miss a key match in Man United's season if he goes into the referee's notebook against the Hammers. - Manchester United fans agree after Bruno Fernandes goal vs Crystal Palace. A drugs conspiracy involving friends of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber was "comfortably" worth 6m, a court has heard. A discovery by Border Force led this drugs gang to be smashed. But all three were jailed for their involvement in drug dealing, which was exposed after the hacking of the EncroChat network. Amongst this the fingerprints of Jacob, Hindle, and defendants Jake Roach, 28, of Ottawa Close, Manchester, and Delroy Wiggan, 33, of Plant Hill Road, Manchester, were found. Admitted conspiracy to supply drugs and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime, Kristian Maloney, 33, of Sefton Road, Middlesbrough, 11 years and four months. A court heard that he has 'fled from justice'. 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Get breaking news, events and information for Arizona sports, crime, politics and education. Woman branded a 'tomato' by bullies because of skin condition finds cure, 'My ex made a joke in front of his friends. This vile cuckooing gang terrorised addicts in Rochdale and even used children to deal drugs. Posted at 01:41h . PressReader. Theo Henry, 30, of Culmington Close, Manchester - 21 years. READ MORE: Downfall of the 'Nardo' gang who raked in millions with 'highly sophisticated' crime. The court heard that on January 14 2020, prison officers approached Blackett who was sitting at a table in HMP Oakwood, based in Rochdale. READ MORE: Shame of former cricket starlet who helped plan huge drugs plot under the nickname 'Terry Venables'. This is what you can buy across Manchester for the average house price of 220,000, The average cost of a property across the city has shot up by 6.9 percent over the course of the last year, making buying a home much more unaffordable. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Abasi was jailed for nine years. Within that package officers found 7.66 grams of heroin with Taylors DNA on it. They all laughed', Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dodges MP's Manchester HS2 question in the Commons, The PM was asked whether he believes 'investment should be taken from poorer areas in the north and given to the more affluent parts of Kent', Mum accused of murdering ex helped alleged killers plant device on car, jury told, Coleen Campbell denies involvement in the murder of her former spouse Thomas Campbell, Agitation and solidarity: Nurses ensure their voices are heard on historic day. In one exchange of messages they spoke about building our empire, to which she replied they would smash it. ", Manchester United transfer news RECAP takeover latest and Man Utd vs West Ham team news. Yorkshire Live. Ashley Blackett was said to have a number of previous convictions including for robbery, affray and drug trafficking. Even though Mr Green was a director of a number of companies, including a cleaning and hair-dressing business, most years he declared no salary and little or no profit, according to the prosecution. He also received a concurrent sentence for money laundering and producing cannabis. Wayne Sunter, 47, of Gadfield Grove in Atherton, was sentenced to a 15-month suspended sentence, which was suspended for 24 months and a rehabilitation order for being concerned in supply of cannabis. Their downfall began after a deal between the Nardo gang and the Irish gang. Nine members of a "sophisticated" 100m drug-dealing ring have been jailed for up to 24 years. "I would like to thank all our officers and staff who have worked extremely hard on this investigation, and we couldnt be happier with the result not only because it has brought justice, but it has also removed these men and women from our streets in Greater Manchester and cut the supply of drugs from our streets. Man City receive triple boost ahead of Tottenham clash as Pep Guardiola defends recent struggles, These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, January 18, 'Coronation Street cobbles across city would turn Salford into tourist attraction', Salford could cash in on appeal of iconic soap by rolling back the years, says councillor, Man and woman linked to Waterloo Gang jailed after turf war shootings, 'GMP will relentlessly pursue these crime gangs that are a blight on society and make people's lives a misery', Thugs used 'slam gun' to shoot man in face in brutal alleyway attack, Devastation as M&S closure 'another death blow' for Bolton, M&S announced it would be shutting up shop in Bolton town centre, Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: highlights and reaction after late equalizer. Taylor was also said to have a bad record including for drug dealing; and Wesley Blackett was said to have previous convictions also for drug dealing and robbery. 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