The Greater Manchester drug dealers who flooded Wales with £72m of heroin and crack
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn organised crime gang was involved in a 'industrial scale' conspiracy to supply tens of millions of pounds of heroin and cocaine from Bolton into south Wales.
On one occasion, a member of the gang was found in possession of 5kg of heroin after delivering the cash in a crane, WalesOnline reports.
Kerry Evans, 35, of Merthyr Tydfil, was the 'orchestrator' of the enterprise which involved huge amounts of money involved. Speaking at a sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday, prosecutor Andrew Jones said: "It involved various people in different roles, at different points of time, and geographic locations, who came together to engage in drug dealing on a colossal scale and vast amounts of money." READ MORE: 'I wouldn't feed my dogs that!': Mum's fury after daughter sends her photo of primary school dinner There was a widespread distribution network between the north of England and Merthyr Tydfil, with members of the gang ranging from those at the top of the supply chain to the bottom.
During the course of an investigation by regional organised crime unit Tarian, almost 10kg of cocaine and 5kg of heroin were seized with a potential street value of in excess of £1.5m.
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