A West Denton cocaine dealer who police arrested in Newcastle's Grey Street moments after he had bought an air rifle has been jailed for more than six years.
Owen Douglas, 30, was apprehended in the city centre in July 2020 following a series of raids on an organised crime group supplying vast amounts of illegal drugs around the region. Douglas, of Fairsping in West Denton, was the "right-hand man" of ringleaders Liam Pow and Scott Ridley, who have both previously been jailed over the dealing operation.
Raids took place across properties from Cramlington, West Denton, Walker and even Newton Aycliffe - and one Walker address contained high-grade cocaine with a street value of £135,000 and £260,000 in cash. Douglas’ fingerprints were on the cash, according to police forensics.
