Seven jailed after Specialist officers take out organised crime group

An 'an entire organised crime' have been jailed for a total of nearly 56 years.

Officers carried out a series of warrants in the south and west of Essex including in Grays, Wickford, Brentwood, and Canvey Island, on October 7th

Their targets were a group established in 2019 who had been selling Class A drugs across the county.

Detective Sergeant Mike Monkton from our Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said:

“Drugs are a plague upon our society and those involved in their importation and sale are responsible for ruining lives and destroying communities.

“This group made hundreds of thousands of pounds from causing misery to others.

“This was a thorough, widespread, and complex investigation but in the end, due to the sheer amount of evidence we had compiled against them, 11 people were left with no option but to plead guilty to the charges against them.

“Essex Police is committed to identifying, targeting, and tackling those who import and sell drugs.

“We are tireless in this endeavour and our work to protect you and your community from this evil continues.”