100 Years in Jail for Nottingham Drugs Gang

Fourteen men have been arrested following a major drugs bust.

Gang members were couriering cocaine and cannabis from London, through Northamptonshire, and into Nottinghamshire when police intervened. In total, members of the gang have been sentenced to more than 100 years combined.

Between July 2015 and November 2015, officers from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), working alongside Nottingham Police and Northamptonshire Police, conducted detailed investigations into the gang members' movements and associations.

As a result of the investigation, officers seized more than 7kgs of cocaine, with a potential street value of £1m, and cannabis worth more than £7,500.

Two gang leaders and 12 of their drugs suppliers and couriers were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court over three days.

EMSOU's Detective Inspector Greg Maides, said:

"The result of this investigation demonstrates that while we have taken out the top f the food chain, we have extended right down to those operating the local drug dealing enterprises where the damage is ultimately done to our communities.

"With drugs comes cash and with cash comes greed and ultimately violence, not to mention the crime fuelled by addiction.

"I hope those who live and work in the East Midlands can take comfort from the fact that 14 men who perpetrated this sort of damage have now been removed from our neighbourhoods."

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