A former "trusted lieutenant" in an international cocaine smuggling ring went back to his old tricks after his release from a lengthy jail sentence - becoming the "ringleader" of a new criminal network.
William Marsh, 36, was last week described as the head of an organised crime group sourcing cocaine and heroin in Liverpool and selling it on the streets of Southampton. Marsh, of Rock Lane, Melling, was involved in the conspiracy between March and May 2021, while still on licence after serving time for his previous criminal activities, Southampton Crown Court heard.
In September, 2014, Marsh was identified as at the top end of a sophisticated trafficking ring who flooded the UK with cocaine smuggled into Merseyside from mainland Europe.
