Two men from Merseyside jailed for supplying drugs to Carlisle
Two Merseyside drug couriers have been jailed for their role in supplying heroin in Carlisle.
Two Merseyside drug couriers have been jailed for their role in supplying heroin in Carlisle.
David Field, aged 26, of Leafield Road, Liverpool, and Stephen Hammond, aged 29, of Winston Road, Liverpool, were sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Field was sentenced for four years and three months and Hammond received three years and nine months for his role.
The men were identified by their cars which were used to deliver the drugs back and forth between Liverpool and Carlisle.
They were arrested as part of an investigation into drugs being couriered from Merseyside to an organised crime group in Carlisle.
Last year the group of three men were jailed for a total of 30 years after officers seized their biggest ever haul of heroin in the city worth a quarter of a million pounds.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Hill from Cumbria Constabulary Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said:
“We hope that these sentences send out a clear message to all those who are involved in drug supply that such activity will not be tolerated.
“Drug supply often leads to further crimes including violence as crime groups try to establish themselves which often ends up causing misery for local communities. Cumbria Police proactively identify and target drug dealers and crime groups working within the county and those from outside Cumbria who aim to set up their business here.
“Field and Hammond are just the latest of a long line of Merseyside based drugs couriers who are now serving time for their crimes.
“Couriers are often paid a pittance to transport drugs between Liverpool and Cumbria whilst this is taken into account at sentencing so is the classification and value of the drugs recovered.
“We will continue to prosecute all those involved in drug supply in our efforts to keep the local communities in Cumbria safe from drug-related crime.”
Anyone with information into the supply of drugs is asked to contact police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.