One of the UK’s most wanted men has been jailed for his role in a plot to supply drugs and firearms across the North West of England.
Dean Garforth went on the run for two years, fleeing to Marbella to avoid justice. Today he was jailed for 19 years and six months at Chester Crown Court after being extradited from Spain last year.
He was finally cornered in October 2022 while riding an e-bike on a street in Nueva Andalucia, Marbella, and arrested in a pre-planned operation.
When he realised plain-clothed officers were closing in, Garforth, who was wearing sports clothes, sunglasses, and a cap, rode the bike into an officer and resisted arrest.
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