Ten members in a cocaine drug ring are jailed for over 70 years.
A group of ten men who were involved in a drug ring in St Albans were jailed with a combined total of 77 years at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday (February 4).
They were arrested in March 2019 after warrants were served at homes in St Albans where cocaine and cash were seized, as well as a high valued car.
Five other members of a separate ring that were supplying drugs to this group were also previously jailed for their part in a conspiracy to supply drugs in Hertfordshire and bordering counties.
Detective Chief Inspector Doug Black, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Group, said: “Following a long running investigation, we have managed to dismantle two crime groups involved in supplying cocaine onto the streets of Hertfordshire and beyond, this will drastically decrease drug dealing and associated crime in the county.
“Those involved have been sentenced to a combined total of 121 years in prison and will no longer pose a threat in the community.
“We are taking action to seize the assets they have accumulated through their ring dealing activities under the Proceeds of Crime Act to ensure that they do not profit further from their crimes.”
He added: “Operation Relentless is Hertfordshire Constabulary’s response to the on-going threat from organised criminal gangs.
“These groups pose a threat to local communities and the force is committed to identifying and relentlessly pursuing individuals and networks involved in serious and organised crime.
“As part of this work, we depend on information from members of the community to help us crack down on drug-related crime.
“Any information you can provide, no matter how small it may seem, could help us to identify and apprehend drug dealers.”
Those sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday 4 February for conspiring to supply class A drugs (cocaine) were:
• Matthew Tillbrook, 31, from Benbow Crescent, St Albans sentenced to 9 years
• Moudud Hussain, 31, from Haig Close, St Albans sentenced to 12 years
• Joel Norris, 30, from Clarkson Court, Hatfield, sentenced to eight years
• Cain Davey, 31, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans sentenced to 6 years
• Joseph Morgan, 31, from Woodfield Way, St Albans sentenced to 7 years 5 months
• Sam Wilkinson, 35, from Mortimer Crescent, St Albans sentenced to 6 years 4 months
• Nicholas Kiely, 39, from Midway, St Albans sentenced to 7 years 9 months
• Mohammed Zaman, 34, from Hatfield Road, St Albans sentenced to 7 years 6 months
• Clifford Taylor, 36, of no fixed abode sentenced to 7 years
- Michael Langton, 32, Beningfield Drive, St Albans sentenced to 6 years
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