Crawley drug gang sentenced to nearly 50 years

Police seized hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of drugs during the investigation

Author: Adam GoacherPublished 10th May 2022

Eight men has been sentenced to a total of nearly 50 years for their part in a drug network in Crawley.

The team was run by father and son duo Lubhaia Ram and his son Surinder Kumar, (left and right in the photo above).

Along with six others, they received their sentences at Brighton Crown Court:

  • Surinder Kumar, 39, of Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, was sentenced to five years, to run consecutively to an eleven year sentence he is already serving after a separate case, for conspiracy to supply and supplying Class A drugs, imposed at Kingston Crown Court on 10 May 2019.
  • His father, Lubhaia Ram, 60, of Lingfield Drive, Worth, Crawley, was sentenced to seven years, plus four years on subsequent extended prison licence.
  • Wayne Mather, 51, of Brighton Road, Crawley, was sentenced to six years and nine months.
  • Jamie Yardley, 31, of Kennet Close, Crawley, was sentenced to eight years and three months.
  • Ferit Dajcaj, 34, of Harrier Rd, Colindale, London NW9, was sentenced to three years and ten months.
  • Jordan Lacey, 30, of Sullivan Drive, Crawley, was given a total sentence of eight years, five months, including six years and nine months for conspiracy to supply cocaine, 18 months for possession of cocaine with intent to supply, and two months for obstructing police.
  • Joshua Erikson, 27, of Goffs Park Rd, Crawley, was given a total sentence of seven years and three months, comprising seven years for conspiracy to supply cocaine, and three months for offering to supply alprazolam.
  • Aaron Dolding, 36, of Foxglove Drive, Forge Wood, Crawley, was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Chief Inspector Shane Baker, District Commander for Crawley and Mid-Sussex said; "Conspiracies such as this bring nothing but misery and disruption to communities. We continue to disrupt and bring to justice anyone seeking to engage in the distribution of illegal drugs."

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