Major North East Organised Crime Group Jailed
A major organised crime group has been jailed for a multi-million pound drug operation in the North East of the country.
The group's leader, Shaun Monaghan, 45, and his four associates - Bryn Bowden, James White, James Ramshaw, and Stephen Graham - pleaded guilty to their roles in the operation.
The prosecution showed that the group used EncroChat, an encrypted criminal communications network, to coordinate their activities in 2020.
- They purchased over 51kg of cocaine
- 19kg of heroin
- 200kg of amphetamine for onward supply
The organised crime group supplied multi-kilo quantities of Class A drugs to drug dealers and possessed dangerous weapons.
Author's summary: Organised crime group jailed for multi-million pound drug operation.
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