Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Shaun Lau was a leading figure in the drug operation who attempted to run it from prison using an illegally obtained mobile phone. He had spent much of the previous 20 years serving long prison sentences for drug dealing and continued to operate a drugs business after his release in December 2023, including managing a drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin.

Shiero Marquis assisted a leading figure in setting up and managing a drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin, and in supplying bulk quantities of cocaine and cannabis. When arrested in March 2025, his car contained nearly six kilograms of cannabis.

Millee Munroe was involved in storing Class A and B drugs at a stash house and transporting them to different locations on the guidance of a leading figure in the operation.

Mohammed Waheed played a significant role in operating a drugs line, supplying heroin and crack cocaine to customers and lower-level dealers, and made regular trips to a stash house.

Lieran Dawes facilitated drug deals arranged by an imprisoned wholesale supplier, acting as his contact outside prison. He stored bulk quantities of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and other dangerous Class B synthetic substances, and collected cash for purchased drugs.

Kaci-leigh Stones assisted with a drone attempt to smuggle drugs into a prison. When the drone collided with a tree outside HMP Parc, she returned with another person and a torch to try to locate it. Police later found cling-filmed cannabis weighing more than 1.1 kilograms, mobile phones, SIM cards and drone parts in the vehicle.

Lynsay Law presented herself as a supplier with access to high-demand Pokémon trading cards and collectibles. In late 2020 and early 2021, after the victim's usual distributor stopped supplying stock, Law accepted more than £58,000 in payments for products that were never delivered. A single parcel arrived containing goods worth less than £600 and several empty tins. The victim was left facing significant financial loss, damage to her reputation, and the collapse of her small business. The matter was reported to Nottinghamshire Police, which declined to open a criminal investigation, and the victim subsequently pursued a private prosecution.

Claire Lidgett was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Jaime Buxton was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Temika Morris permitted the use of premises for the supply of Class A and Class B drugs as part of an organised crime group operating in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Stacey Beeson was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Nathan Sharp was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Keenan Williams was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Yvette Davis was involved in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of Class A drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin) in the Kirkby, Sutton, Eastwood areas of Nottinghamshire and Skegness in Lincolnshire from stash houses in Bulwell and Bestwood between January 2023 and July 2024.

Nicoli Fruntasu was part of a gang that targeted Boots stores, including the one at the Victoria Retail Park in Netherfield, between May 29 and December 12, 2025. Working alongside other suspects, he hit Boots stores in Nottinghamshire, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Harrogate, Cheltenham, King’s Lynn, Boston, and Leeds, stealing thousands of pounds of fragrances.

Between March and October 2024, Luke King deliberately targeted high-value bicycles at the University of Nottingham campus, the QMC (Queen's Medical Centre), and outside Romo gym in Wilford Lane, West Bridgford. He arrived on CCTV with bolt croppers, selected specific bikes by riding up and down, snapped the locks, and rode off on the stolen bikes, leaving his own behind on at least one occasion. Victims included students, a professor, and a hospital worker. None of the bikes, valued at £2,980, were recovered.

Mujeebullah Khan dishonestly applied for and obtained a £50,000 Government Covid Bounce Back Loan on May 7, 2020, claiming his business Chunky Chicken had a turnover of £250,000 and intended to use the loan to support it. However, he had sold the business in 2019. The loan was approved on May 15, 2020, and on July 14, 2020, he transferred the funds to a relative to repay a prior loan used to start the business in 2016. He was interviewed on June 15, 2021, and initially denied dishonest intent.

Jordan Bazuna, 20, of Constance Street, New Basford, was caught with a 17-inch machete during a police chase in Hyson Green on May 8, 2025. He pulled the blade from his waistband and told the pursuing officer to 'get back' before discarding it. Wraps of heroin were found in a discarded man bag and seven more in his underwear during a strip-search. His home search revealed traces of heroin, cocaine, and cutting agents, along with drill lyrics linking to drug supply and gangs. He admitted the group made £1,000 per day dealing drugs. This followed a prior 16-month sentence in 2024 for participating in a city centre gang fight with machetes.

Riley Dove (aka Stanley), 19, of Ogle Street, Hucknall, was involved in supplying cannabis due to his habit at Charlotte Dove's address in Plumb Road, Hucknall. Police raided the home in September 2023, finding cannabis and paraphernalia. Seized phones showed messages indicating ongoing supply for months. He was not involved with cocaine.

Sean Monk, 35, of Ogle Street, Hucknall, was involved in possessing cocaine with intent to supply on a large scale at Charlotte Dove's address in Plumb Road, Hucknall. Police raided the home in September 2023, finding cocaine, scales, and paraphernalia in a bedroom used by Dove and Monk. Seized phones showed messages offering cocaine in small or big bags, with 130 larger bags sold and smaller ones totaling over £3,300; supply had been ongoing for months. Bank analysis showed £79,000 turnover in Dove's account from February 2023 to February 2024, despite her not working and claiming benefits.

Rexy Reyes, a 52-year-old nurse at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre, stole £6,500 from a dementia-suffering patient in her late 70s who was admitted to ward B47 on January 24, 2020. He accessed her bank card from a locked locker to which only staff had access, withdrew money over 22 consecutive days at an uncovered ATM in the hospital, using the PIN found in her wallet. The theft was discovered on February 22, 2020, by the victim's nephew, who found multiple withdrawals on a bank statement. The victim has since died and was unaware of the crime due to her condition.

Andrew Mitchell, 54, from Top Valley, Nottingham, was part of a gang supplying cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and cannabis to Nottingham streets. He regularly travelled to Huddersfield and Bradford to procure large quantities of drugs for transport back to the city, operating from August 2022 to November 2023 under Vejay Samuels' leadership.

Damien Bohan, 44, from Top Valley, Nottingham, was convicted for his role in a conspiracy supplying large quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and cannabis to Nottingham. Under Vejay Samuels' direction from Thailand, the gang sourced drugs from Yorkshire and distributed them from August 2022 to November 2023.

Dale Mitchell, from Nottingham, was a member of a drug gang led by Vejay Samuels that supplied thousands of pounds worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and cannabis to Nottingham streets. Drugs were procured from Huddersfield and Bradford and distributed using dedicated phone lines from August 2022 to November 2023.