Here we take a look back on cases we have featured on Nottinghamshire Live of those who are awaiting sentencing and those who have recently been jailed. In one case, investigated by South Yorkshire Police, two Nottinghamshire defendants were among nearly 20 people convicted of their roles in the largest prison drugs conspiracy in the UK, believed to be worth well over £1 million.
Sentencing is planned at Sheffield Crown Court later this year. More details about the case were revealed by police after a 19-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court concluded on Thursday, April 27, with 58-year-old Paul Whittingham, of Halifax Road, Bradford, found guilty of money laundering – the last of the criminal group to face legal proceedings.
South Yorkshire Police said the investigation began in October 2019 when the force received information that drugs and items including lock knives were being smuggled into HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster. Police went to the prison and arrested a mental health nurse as she arrived for her shift - and what they found led to the unravelling of the group’s criminal enterprise.
