Drug offences | The Crown Prosecution Service

Newton Heath man jailed after gun and hand grenade found in van

A 54-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for being in possession of a gun, hand grenade, ammunition and Class B drugs earlier this year.

Newport drugs gang sentenced

A gang that brought and distributed nearly £2m of cocaine in the Newport area have been sentenced over a two-day period at Newport Crown Court.

Newport drugs gang sentenced

A gang that brought and distributed nearly £2m of cocaine in the Newport area have been sentenced over a two day period at Newport Crown Court.

Wrexham man jailed after drugs and shotguns found in shipping container

A man has been jailed at Mold Crown Court for possessing shotguns without a licence and possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.

Man sentenced for drugs offences and trafficking child

A man has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court for trafficking a child to Llanelli in order to sell drugs.

Manchester drug dealers jailed for county lines 'cuckooing' operation in Cumbria

Three 19-year-old Manchester men have been jailed for a total of nine years for forcing a vulnerable drug user to become involved in the sale of drugs in Cumbria.

Dark web drug dealer jailed after rebooting world’s biggest online drug marketplace

A dark web drug dealer has been convicted after he rebooted notorious trading website Silk Road when it was shut down by the FBI.

Cocaine smuggling gang sentenced to 120 years over Cornwall boat plot

A gang who tried to smuggle £112m worth of cocaine into Cornwall on a boat have been jailed after a CPS/NCA prosecution.

Nigel Clark, 64, Dean Waters, 59, and the boat’s skipper Richard Must, 49, were sentenced to between 30 years and 28 years today at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine following an earlier trial. Also sentenced were deckhands Voldemars Gailis, 21, and Raymond Disjkstra, 27.

22-year-old convicted of attempted murder with a shotgun

Sami Ashalaly, 22, has been convicted today (1 March) following trial for the attempted murder of Garry Thompson on 29th June 2018. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years' and 126 days.

Kingpin of North Wales drugs gangs sentenced

The boss of a multi-million pound Class A drug-smuggling operation, has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.

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