£5,000 reward for information on Lincoln cocaine dealer

Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information the charity receives anonymously that leads to the arrest of Matthew Purves, wanted for serious drug-related offences.

Purves is wanted in connection with a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (cocaine) across the UK between November 2019 and February 2021.

A spokesperson for Crimestoppers, which is a charity independent from the Police said:

"The investigation, built on EncroChat evidence, saw members of a cocaine network jailed for a total of 67 years.

"Purves, who has links to Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, is also wanted on recall to prison, having been liable for return to HMP since February 2021."

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