Chester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Sian Bullock, 35, from Halton Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, attended Creamfields festival in Daresbury, Cheshire, on August 26, 2023. She was stopped by security after a drug-sniffing dog indicated drugs, and she confessed to having two Kinder Egg containers in her vagina containing 64 MDMA tablets.

Jed Sutton, 26, of Heywood Close, Alderley Edge, was involved in the 'Dmo' drugs gang's operations, acting as a middleman for drug supplies and handling distribution in Alderley Edge as part of the conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs from March 2020 to June 2023.

Lewis Charlesworth, 20, of Woolston Avenue, Congleton, was part of the 'Dmo' drugs gang, controlling street-level dealers and assisting in the supply of cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, and other drugs in Congleton and surrounding areas between March 2020 and June 2023. Police raids in January 2022 targeted his involvement, leading to seizures of drugs and cash.

Reece Evans, 23, of Fern Crescent, Congleton, was part of the 'Dmo' drugs gang that supplied cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, and other substances in Congleton and surrounding areas between March 2020 and June 2023. He controlled street-level dealers and was arrested in January 2021 during police operations that seized significant quantities of drugs and cash.

Jack Peberdy, 22, of Vincent Street, Crewe, was involved in supplying cocaine in Nantwich. Police executed a warrant at an address in Hightown, Crewe, on June 20, 2024, recovering cocaine worth £1,000, empty bags, scales, and £1,315 in cash.

Brad Plant, 20, was involved in supplying cocaine in Nantwich. During a police raid on June 20, 2024, at an address in Hightown, Crewe, officers found cocaine worth £1,000, along with other drug paraphernalia and cash.

Connor Mitchell, 29, was the pillion passenger during a 90-minute police pursuit on July 18, 2024, which involved speeds of 90mph across Cheshire, Merseyside, Chester, and North Wales. He was involved in discarding a bag containing class A drugs and attempted to escape on foot after police deployed stinger devices in Chester city centre. The pursuit began following a report of a knife threat during a suspected road rage incident in Ellesmere Port.

On 11 August 2022, Todd Davies was driving a Range Rover in Hartford, acting suspiciously with David Williams. Police stopped the vehicle on Beaufort Close, where they found 4.76g of heroin, more than £2,300 in cash, and a knife in the glovebox. Analysis of seized mobile phones revealed messages linking Davies to the sale and delivery of illegal drugs, including boasts about taking over cocaine sales in the Northwich area.

On 11 August 2022, David Williams was a passenger in a Range Rover driven by Todd Davies in Hartford, acting suspiciously. Police stopped the vehicle on Beaufort Close and discovered 4.76g of heroin, more than £2,300 in cash, and a knife. Messages on seized mobile phones linked Williams to the sale and delivery of illegal drugs, including plans to take over cocaine sales in the Northwich area.

On June 28, 2024, police conducted a search at Christopher Livingstone's home on Goulden Street in Crewe as part of an investigation into the supply of class A drugs. They discovered a drawstring bag containing cocaine, snap bags, scales, a mobile phone, and over £22,500 in cash hidden in various places, including behind a TV and under a brick outside the property. Luxury items such as watches and jewellery were also found. Livingstone claimed he was unemployed and that the drugs were for personal use, but analysis of his mobile phone revealed messages related to the supply of cocaine in the area.

Sean Mooney, 29, of Kensington Green, Chester, co-owned a decorating business with Paul Ibell and used company vehicles to transport kilos of cannabis, held criminal meetings under the cover of legitimate work, received bulk amounts from an Albanian organised crime group, stored drugs in rural stash houses, and sold to downstream customers, including operating a cannabis farm in the Gresford area of Wrexham. The operation involved the sale of at least 200 kilos of cannabis in Chester, Merseyside, and north Wales as part of Operation Leonardo.

Paul Ibell, of Marys Road, Chester, co-owned a decorating business with Sean Mooney and used company vehicles to transport kilos of cannabis, held criminal meetings under the cover of legitimate work, received bulk amounts from an Albanian organised crime group, stored drugs in rural stash houses, and sold to downstream customers, including operating a cannabis farm in the Gresford area of Wrexham. The operation involved the sale of at least 200 kilos of cannabis in Chester, Merseyside, and north Wales as part of Operation Leonardo.

Edward Kaye, 30, of Bridge Court, Chester, was recruited by Paul Ibell and Sean Mooney to assist with the cultivation of cannabis at a property in Widnes and was involved in the sophisticated supply network that sold at least 200 kilos of cannabis in Chester, Merseyside, and north Wales as part of Operation Leonardo.

Karen Wildman, of Acre Road, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, stored and prepared cannabis for the supply gang. On June 5, 2024, a large quantity of cannabis was found at her address during a police search. The operation involved imports intercepted in 2023 worth over £69,000.

Michael Pugh, of Cavell Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, was involved in the cannabis supply gang led by Ryan Pugh, acting as a street dealer. The gang imported over £69,000 worth of cannabis, with packages intercepted in late 2023. He also possessed crack cocaine.

Nigel Roberts, of Newnham Drive, Ellesmere Port, was part of the cannabis supply operation. He was arrested on August 2, 2024, at his home with personal amounts of cannabis, packaged identically to seized drugs from the gang's imports intercepted in 2023.

Ryan Pugh led a crime gang responsible for importing and supplying cannabis worth over £69,000 into Ellesmere Port. Packages of 1kg cannabis were intercepted by Border Force between October 15 and November 3, 2023. On April 4, 2024, police raided his address on Acre Road, Great Sutton, finding large amounts of cannabis in an outhouse. His phone showed evidence of organising the operation.

Craig Ambrose, of Woodvale Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, served as a courier in the cannabis supply network. On June 5, 2024, police searched his address and seized his phone, which contained images of cannabis and messages with Ryan Pugh. The gang imported drugs worth over £69,000.

Connor Brookes, of Frank Webb Avenue, Crewe, acted as a street dealer in the cannabis gang led by Ryan Pugh. The operation involved importing over £69,000 worth of cannabis, with key seizures in 2023 and 2024.

Meltjan Isufi, 34, of Wilkinson Street North, Ellesmere Port, operated a sophisticated drug line under the alias 'Anton' supplying cocaine in Chester. The investigation began on December 23, 2024, with an arrest in Chester where cocaine and cash were recovered, though not directly linked to Isufi. On December 25, 2024, CCTV captured a suspected drug deal on Milton Street; a vehicle was stopped near Grosvenor Bridge, revealing three bags of cocaine. The buyer's phone had a text from Isufi's number advertising cocaine. A raid on Isufi's address yielded a linked mobile phone with over 800 customer contacts, £17,585 in cash, cocaine, and a fake Greek ID used to illegally enter the UK in breach of his 2019 deportation order.