SIX men involved in major drugs conspiracies, including cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis, have been jailed for a total of more than 24 years after being busted through a series of police surveillance operations.
They included a "Mr Big" at the centre of the conspiracies and an accomplice who was caught red-handed with a bag stuffed with more than £40,000 in cash, a court heard. He was jailed for more than ten years. Cannabis plants were found in converted stables and another accomplice was found with more than £68,700 in cash at his home, the court was told.
Andrew Gordon, 29, of Stanley Street, Grimsby, and Robert Cook, 37, of Welholme Road, Grimsby, admitted conspiracy to supply amphetamine and cocaine as well as possessing criminal property.
Cook also admitted possessing amphetamine.
Terry Smith, 30, of Weelsby Street, Grimsby, admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Gordon and three other defendants, Brian Munton, 46, of Lindsey Drive, Holton-le-Clay; Richard Murtagh, 31, of Stanley Street, Grimsby; and Kevin O'Connor, 31, of Roberts Street, Grimsby, all admitted conspiracy to produce cannabis.
Guy Fletcher, 34, of Cosgrove Avenue, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, admitted two offences of possessing cash as criminal property.
Ian Goldsack, prosecuting, told Doncaster Crown Court that the centre of the drug operation was Cook's home in Welholme Road.
Police carried out surveillance in September 2012 and Gordon arrived at Cook's home in a BMW driven by Smith. Gordon went inside and came out carrying a bag, which he passed to Smith.
In October of that year, police again saw Smith and Gordon at Cook's home.
Later that month, Gordon and Cook drove to Bawtry where Gordon was spotted handing over something to his accomplice.
Cook was followed by police to Doncaster, where he was arrested. A carrier bag inside a rucksack he was carrying contained £40,020 cash, almost certainly relating to drugs, and two small packages of amphetamine.
Large stashes of drugs, including more than 1kg of cocaine, 9.6g of heroin and 1.6kg of amphetamine, were found at Cook's home. The house was being used to prepare the drugs.
Converted stables on a smallholding at Five Acres, Stallingborough, were searched and 140 cannabis plants were found, with a possible annual yield of about £200,000.
The premises were rented by Munton under a false name.
Cash totalling £68,712 was found at Fletcher's home. Traces of drugs were found on the notes.
