Police seized 237,000 from his home in December 2020 but just months later a second search led the recovery of 15kgs of heroin. Three drug dealers have been locked up for their roles in a "sophisticated" organised crime operation in Aberdeen. 2023 BBC. Ecstasy was bringing happiness. Labour MP for West Derby Ian Byrne said it was heartening to hear that information was coming in, despite a background culture of "not grassing". - Graham Roy Ashe, 31, of Salerno Drive in Huyton: Nine years and nine months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Carol Whitby, 35, of Bankfield Road in Widnes: Three years ,four months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Darren O'Brien, 48, of Salerno Drive in Huyton: Three years and eight months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Ian Payne, 36, of Bankfield Road in Widnes: Three years, four months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Marney Styles, 29, of Salerno Drive, Huyton: Three years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Steven James Dow, 45, of Alder Drive Widnes: 22 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Blaine Megarry, 26, of Cassino Road, Huyton: Three years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Gary Fagin, 28, of Ladstone Towers: Six years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Michael McLelland, 29, produced from prison: Six years, 10 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Ryan McLelland, 25, of Dewsbury Road, Anfield: Six years, four months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Sean McClune, 20, Cassino Road, Huyton: Four years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Stevie Holloway, 26, of Cronton Road, Widnes: Seven years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Stephen O'Connor, 48, of Wavertree Avenue, Widnes: 18 months for supplying heroin and crack cocaine, - Sarah Hall, 42, of Canterbury Road, Widnes: 18 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - David Lomax, 46, of Wavell Avenue in Widnes: 27 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - John Hargreaves, 40, produced from prison: Five years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin crack cocaine and a further 10 years and six months for aggravated burglary, - Michael Price, 29, of Bowden Road, Garston: One year, eight months for violent disorder and a further five years and eight months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Jack Storey, 24, of Priorsfield Road, Woolton: One year eight for violent disorder and a further six years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Dylan Swinnerton, 27, of June Street in Bootle: One year and eight months for violent disorder and a further eight years, 10 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Jordan Swinnerton, 25, of June Street in Bootle: Nine years, one month for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Daniel Chadburn, 27, of no fixed address: Two years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Mark Condliffe, 30, of Croxeth Hall Lane, Liverpool: five years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Simon Jones, 23, of Martin Close, Rainhill: Three years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Joshua Quinton, 26, Captains Lane, Litherland: Eight years, six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Widnes and Exeter and a further one year and six months for burglary, - Joel Evans, 26, of Ruskin Street, Kirkdale: Eight years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Kieran McArthur, 19, of Netley Street, Kirkdale: Four years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Widnes and Exeter, - John Roberts, 62, of Bedford Road, Bootle: Two years and six months for conspiracy to supply heroin in Exeter, - Timothy Allen, 46, of Grizedale in Widnes: Five years and three months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Widnes and Exeter, - Leanne Beneke, 28, of Arley Drive, Widnes: Two years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Richenda Kane, 44, of Gatley Drive, Maghull: Six years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine, - Julie Edge, 49, of Browning Avenue, Widnes: Two years and five months for being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine, - Philip Harrison, 33, Hollybank Grange, Halewood: Seven years and nine months for possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to supply both heroin and crack cocaine, - Alex Hill, 34, of Harefield Road, Speke: Seven years for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Birmingham and Liverpool to warn them away from getting involved with . Daniel Edwards, 35, Liam Jones, 23, and Robert Tomlinson, 49, were arrested . Carl Stewart, 39, was identified through his fingerprints after police analysed the image he posted in an online chat. The confident . In Exeter alone dealer lines were making around 2,000 a day from sales, police found. They can be small-time dealers who sell small quantities to offset the costs of their own drug use, or they can be highly organized groups and businesspeople within high-organized operations that run like a serious business. However, Anthony said he was keen to highlight that Liverpool Narcos isn't promoting drug use or dealing, but rather highlighting the dangerous realities of the trade. Carl Stewart shared the M&S Stilton picture - but made the mistake of showing his fingers and palm. This was an unusual case involving some young people who took on leading roles in the criminality, instructing other youths to work on their behalf in the illegal drugs trade. The force has previously said that a man, named independently as Nee, ran into Olivia's home on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot, followed by a masked gunman at about 22:00 BST on Monday. 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It is alleged that OBrien approached 21-year-old Josh Hanson from Ki (function() { Since the BTP county lines taskforce was set up in late 2019 officers have arrested 2,250 suspects linked to the gangs, 40% of whom were under the age of 19. A total of 11 homes across Merseyside were stormed by police early on March 26 as the drug dealers, working across Liverpool and Wirral, slept. A man targeted by a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face further questioning about her murder. Anyone with information on drug dealing is asked to contact @MerPolCC, or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111. Officers arrested the group in Liverpool and Devon and seized further items in relation to the offences. Told as a three-part series, Liverpool Narcos shows not only how the drugs trade soon became a multi-billion pound business but also the devastating toll it had on many peoples lives. . Traditionally, drug dealers are seen . Young people are offered cash, mobile phones, vapes and clothes to take . The Fitzgibbons stayed at the top of their game because they use extreme violence to protect their interests. Detective Superintendent Jon Bancroft, Head of Proactive Investigation said: This investigation illustrates the changes and complexities that the police and other agencies face with the growing direct involvement in children taking an active part in organised crime groups. The sentences passed to the offenders are: - Four teenagers were given Youth Rehabilitation Orders, - Three teenagers were given Youth Referral Orders, - James OReilly, aged 29, of Old Quarry Drive, Exminster, was sentenced to 12 years, - Robert Hadwin, aged 31, of Ellery Drive, Liverpool, was sentenced to 6 years 9 months, - Liam Rhodes, aged 21, originally from the Tiverton area, was sentenced to 26 months, - Alfie Smith, aged 21, originally from the Exeter area was sentenced to 20 months. "These convictions reflect our commitment to dismantling organised crime groups who seek to profit from a trade that causes misery to communities. The 43-year-old of Finch Lea Drive in Knotty Ash, used the EncroChat handle ScarWars with messages linking him to 12kgs of cocaine and 3kgs of heroin, the court heard. and in the wake of the riots formed the Toxteth-based Liverpool 8 Defence committee . 2023 BBC. A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool posted a photo of his hand holding a small block of creamy Stilton on an encrypted messaging service. Read the details. They flooded Merseyside with heroin from Turkey, cocaine from South America, ecstasy from Holland and all controlled from a double semi-detatched house in a suburb of Liverpool. Trevor Parry-Jones, defending, argued OBrien was not blessed with the greatest of sophistication and was living in debt. These are the faces of 33 crooks jailed for their role in peddling misery across Widnes. })(); A drug dealer was caught with more than 60,000 of crack cocaine and heroin when plain-clothed transport officers has been sentenced. The drug dealers, ranging from street dealers to their bosses, flooded the town with heroin and crack cocaine in operations typically run from Merseyside. 07:41, 9 SEP 2021. DI Smoothy added: This case sends a clear message to the public that where the evidence supports a prosecution, we will not tolerate criminality of this nature and public safety will always come first. Manslaughter: 4 years. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In a survey of 1,500 boys aged 13 to 19 commissioned by BTP, 19 percent said they or a friend had been offered work by a drug dealer. The resident, who has lived in the area for 52 years, said the murder had been "absolutely devastating" for the close-knit community. Investigators in the UK have found a drug dealer using a piece of cheese. Speaking to the ECHO, he said: "Drug supply in 2021 has its roots in the 1980s, so the series is a genesis story. The intended victim of the shooting has been named as 35-year-old Joseph Nee, a convicted drug dealer. "All of these men [Showers, Burton, Mee] served significant custodial sentences as a result of their actions and unlike what we see in movies, their stories demonstrate that if you deal drugs on a major scale, justice will prevail and you will get caught. A man has been jailed for 13 years after his fingerprints were analysed from a photo of a block of cheese. . The Liverpool Echo sends newsletters on a wide range of topics - including our daily news bulletin, now going out three times a day. The dad-of-five used the EncroChat handle MrBigArms to discuss cash exchanges of up to 600,000 and was shown to source and sell multi-kilo amounts of Class A drugs - including to co-defendant Thomas OBrien. 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