A drugs gang used a van with a secret trap door and encrypted phones to ship high purity cocaine and amphetamine onto the streets of Tyneside.
Head Honcho John Allock and members of his North East-based band of dealers are facing lengthy prison sentences after they were convicted following a trial which went on for 22 weeks.
During the complex investigation by officers from the North East Regional Special Operations Unit, Allcock and trusted lieutenant, Carl McAlindon, were monitored as they ran their illicit business, buying and sourcing drugs from members of an organised crime group in the North West.
