Drugs gang jailed after GMP seized heroin worth £63million
Seven people have been sent down for a total of more than 110 years.
A drugs gang has been jailed for a total of more than 110 years after undercover officers siezed the largest amount of heroin in Greater Manchester Police history.
210 kilograms of high purity heroin was found hidden inside 42 tables being stored at an industrial unit in Salford in August 2017.
Officers broke them open to find a void between the top and underside, revealing 10 x 500 gram bags of heroin.
Forensic tests proved the heroin was of such high purity that it would yield a street value of around £63million.
On the same day, officers from the same operation entered a lockup in Rhyl, Wales – and found equipment set up for a ‘bash house’ – a place where drugs can be diluted with other substances to increase value in onward supply.
Today, Monday 4th June 2018, the final of the following group have been jailed for more than 110 years at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square.
· Fikiri Yarasir, 53, of Burlington Street, Glossop
· David Mulligan, 27, of no fixed address
· Ahmet Taskin, 45, of Burlington Street, Glossop
· Steven Hindley, 28, of Maesgwyn, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl
· Brian Kennedy, 37, of Gallacher Avenue, Fife
· Paul Livesey, 46, of Abbey Hey lane, Openshaw
· Kathryn Fearon, 34, of Abbey Hey lane, Openshaw
Detective Inspector Lee Griffin of GMP’s Serious and Organised Crime Group, said: “The lengths this group went to to try and conceal the drugs, cover their tracks and evade police capture, would have been impressive had they not failed at simple hurdles like leaving fingerprints and traceable bank transfers.
“Drugs, in particular heroin, have a detrimental effect on the communities that the majority of people work so hard to uphold and ruin the lives of those most vulnerable and their families.”
“We are constantly building a better picture of illicit activity and those who profess to be sophisticated criminals and will continue to do everything in our power to find those who attempt to make a profit from putting others in harm’s way.”