Drug offences | The Crown Prosecution Service

Seven jailed for 44 years for heroin, cocaine and cannabis conspiracies

Seven men have been jailed for a total of 44 years at Bristol Crown Court for their roles in conspiracies to bring hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of heroin, cocaine and cannabis into Bristol.

North Wales drugs gangs sentenced

A multi-million-pound drug operation, which saw class A drugs being brought into North Wales, has led to 26 people being sentenced over a number of days at Mold Crown Court.

UK Border Force official convicted of gun-running

A UK Border Force official has been convicted of working with other men to smuggle drugs and firearms into the UK.

Drug-dealing pair convicted after hiding £1m of cocaine in electric compartment hidden inside bookcase

Drug dealers who hid £1m worth of cocaine in a secret remote control activated compartment inside a book case have been jailed for a total of 20 years.

Gang jailed for over 70 years for supplying cocaine in Greater Manchester and East Lancashire

Twelve members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for a total of 71 years for supplying approximately £500,000-worth of cocaine within Greater Manchester, Nelson and Burnley between September 2016 and September 2017.

County lines drug-dealer jailed under modern slavery laws

A drug dealer has today (4 October) been jailed for exploiting children as part of a ‘county lines’ operation between Birmingham and Lincolnshire.

Teen gang members jailed for running drugs across county lines

Five London drug dealers have been sentenced to a total of 36 years' imprisonment for running a ‘county lines’ network.

Gang convicted of importing cocaine with a street value of £41 million into the UK

Four men who brought £14 million worth of cocaine into the UK by flying it on a private jet to Farnborough airport have been convicted today (23 August).

Life sentence for Loughborough murder

A Leicestershire man has been jailed for life for the murder of Mark Swinhoe in Loughborough in January 2018.

Harry Matthews (23) stabbed Mr Swinhoe to death after an attempt to rob him and his associates of drugs went wrong. Another involved in the attack, Jamie Wileman (24) was jailed for manslaughter. Christopher Cunningham-Pithouse (24) was jailed for assisting and offender and he and and Paul Williams (39) were also imprisoned for their involvement in the supply of drugs that led to this incident.

Thirty seven people sentenced in connection with violent drugs trade in Cheshire

Thirty seven people have been sentenced to a total of more than 180 years' imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court following an operation to crack down on a violent and damaging Class A drugs trade in Cheshire.

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