A NCA investigation revealed the organised crime group had trafficked hundreds of kilos of class A substances across the country
A drug dealer who was arrested for being part of a family-run heroin and cocaine ring told police "I knew this was coming".
Four kilos of cannabis with an estimated street value of £40,000 were also discovered, as were two "ledgers" - described as a "meticulous record of their drug dealing activities" which were "consistent with the supply and distribution of at least 360kg of cocaine and 25kg of heroin", as well as the movement of more than £1.4m in cash over the previous few months.
Police then visited Germaine's storage unit on Ringtail Road in Burscough on September 28 2021 and found 9kg of "high purity" cocaine. The 35-year-old, of Holt Drive in Ormskirk, previously received nine years and two months in relation to this seizure in May 2022 after being convicted of possession of the class A drug and cannabis with intent to supply and possession of criminal property.
When Germaine was interviewed, he "began by saying 'I knew this was coming'". He stated that he had been in debt "to the tune of several thousands pounds to persons in Liverpool connected with someone whose jaw he had broken in a fight in a nightclub" and then "began making drug and cash runs" around May 2021, for which he was paid £150 a time and saw him travel as far afield as Portsmouth.
Shacklady has a total of four previous for seven offences, including receiving 33 months for conspiracy to supply cocaine in October 2022 in relation to "EncroChat material". Julian Nutter, defending, told the court on his behalf: "You can see his age, and time in prison for him is a different experience than for younger men."
"Even if the court views him as the head of the defendants in the dock, that is still different to being the head of the chain of the organised crime group. These people are often the people who do not live in this county and who stay away." Melville, who used the assistance of a walker in court, has no previous convictions. Stuart Nolan said on her behalf: "It certainly was not motivated by personal gain and is certainly a one-off offence with little to no planning."
"He has had time to regret his actions. He not only apologises to the court, but is deeply anxious about the loss that he has caused to his family."
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