Drugs gang jailed for over 50 years after supplying Lancashire with cocaine
Ten members of the gang have been jailed
Ten members of a drugs gang which supplied wholesale amounts of cocaine across East Lancashire have been jailed for a total of more than 52 years.
Lancashire Police say the gang had a hierarchy,
At the top was Paddy Nolan, who sourced multiple kilos of cocaine from outside Lancashire and arranged for it to be distributed locally.
Ross Boys acted as a trusted mid-level dealer, supplying cocaine on to others in East Lancashire, while Darren Mott worked as a cash courier, transporting large sums of money between Manchester and Lancashire.
In one incident, police stopped a vehicle Mott was in and found £100,000 in cash inside his rucksack.
Nolan, Boys and Mott were arrested on 2 December 2024.
More arrests were made later that month and in January 2025.
All ten men have now been jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.
The sentences
Paddy Nolan, 29, of Hallam Road, Nelson, has been jailed for 11 years and eight months.
Ross Boys, 29, of Mitella Street Burnley, has been jailed for seven years and six months.
Darren Mott, 47, of Henley Avenue, Irlam, Manchester, has been jailed for six years and nine months.
Matthew Waterworth, 34, of Grange Street, Burnley, has been jailed for five years.
Regan Burnie, 34, of Stanbury Drive, Burnley, has been jailed for four years and 11 months.
Aaron Cormack, 31, of Eastern Avenue, Burnley, has been jailed for three years nine months.
Luke Barritt, 37, of Healey Wood Road, Burnley, has been jailed for three years and eight months.
Leon Canning, 27, of Bowland Avenue, Burnley, has been jailed for three years and two months.
Jacob Dewhurst, 29, of Greenbrook Road, Burnley, has been jailed for three years and two months.
Jamie Howes, 29, of St Annes Street, Padiham, has been jailed for three years and one month.