Four men who admitted cocaine supply offences in Corby and beyond have been jailed for a total of almost 13 years.
An investigation into the men’s activities was run by EMSOU during October and November 2020.
This showed how the ringleader and his associates would store, drop and collect drugs from vehicles, including a grey Citroen van, that they left parked at various locations around Corby.
On October 8, two men drove in convoy from their homes in Cambridgeshire to Corby, collecting another man on the way before all three went to Corby Town Football Club where a handover took place with drugs collected from the ringleader earlier that day.
Soon after leaving, one man was stopped by police in Cottingham and a search of his Jaguar car saw officers recover a clear bag containing a block of white powder which was later to be found to be high-purity cocaine with a street value of up to £24,900.
On October 18, the ringleader visited the football club and filmed footage from its CCTV on his phone, thought to be an attempt to show that his associate was not responsible for the police arresting the man.
Officers continued to gather evidence on the group’s activities, before arrests were made.
All five went on to be charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (cocaine), with the ringleader also charged in relation to another conspiracy involving the supply of cocaine from Liverpool to Corby between April and December 2020.
In April 2021 the ringleader was jailed for 10 years and eight months after admitting both charges.
The other four were due to go on trial last December only for them to change their pleas to guilty.
Read more on the sentences they received at trail on Monday 15 July here.
An order was granted for the forfeiture of £5,058.57 cash recovered from one man, as well as a deprivation order for a BMW car.
A further court hearing involving two others is set to take place on November 25 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Darren Brown of EMSOU, said: “The drug supply operation run by Alexander McConnell was large scale and sophisticated, with the group using a variety of tactics to try to disguise what they were doing.
“Our painstaking investigation saw us piece together the evidence to prove each man’s role and involvement in the conspiracy, leading to their eventual guilty pleas.
“Drug dealing on this scale is serious and involves enormous amounts of money, and we will always go after those responsible to ensure they face justice for their crimes.
“EMSOU remains committed to tackling drug harm as one of Northamptonshire Police’s matters of priority, and I’m pleased to see this commitment recognised by the courts with these robust custodial sentences.
“Finally I would like to thank all those involved in our investigations for their dedication and hard work, which have paid off in these guilty pleas and significant jail terms.”
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