Stoke-on-Trent cocaine dealing gang sentenced

Two men have been jailed, and a woman and man have been given suspended sentences

Junaid Iqbal
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 13th Jan 2026
Last updated 13th Jan 2026

Three men and a woman who supplied cocaine in Stoke-on-Trent have been sentenced.

Staffordshire police say their organised crime team have been investigating the drugs line since 2022.

When the members of the group were arrested, officers found cash, drugs and mobile phones at their homes.

All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of class A.

25-year-old Junaid Iqbal of Smallthorne was jailed for three-years-and-four-months

33-year-old Timothy Smith of Norton was jailed for two-years-and-three-months.

Timothy Smith

22-year-old Ruby Rowson of Werrington, and 26-year-old Aaron Russell of Smallthorne were sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years.

Aaron Russell

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