A drugs gang who conspired to flood the North East with drugs from Liverpool has been jailed for a total of more than 33 years.
Seven members of a narcotics ring who were caught after a large-scale police operation seized large amounts of heroin, cash and six luxury cars. In November 2019 more than 160 officers from across the North of England joined forces as part of a coordinated crackdown aimed at dismantling the criminal organisation once and for all.
Arrests were made in strikes which saw 15 properties raided, including those belonging to ringleader Leighton Hackett and his associates Sonny Thompson, Jake Lee and John Nelson.
