A major police operation unravelled an intricate organised crime group (OCG) that transported multi-kilos of cocaine between Liverpool and Chester.
The Cheshire Constabulary probe, called Operation Feared, began in the summer of 2021 resulting in a series of warrants being executed at a number of properties. The OCG was headed up by Ben Cooke, 41, of Delvine Drive, Blacon, who used his relationships with upstream cocaine suppliers in Liverpool to orchestrate the distribution of illegal drugs.
Cooke would arrange payments for his large cocaine purchases before having them transported to Chester. His arrest on October 27 2021 followed the arrest of drug trafficker and key player Kevin Jones. Cooke had arranged Jones to collect an order of cocaine from their suppliers and had been trying to contact him throughout the day.
