A man deliberately poured boiling water over his pet cat, leaving him in 'excruciating pain' was one of the criminals hauled before courts in Greater Manchester this week.
23.08.2022 - 20:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A drugs gang boss who peddled kilos of cocaine and heroin throughout Greater Manchester was caught out by WhatsApp messages he sent to others. Remi Merriman, 35, was at the centre of the trafficking ‘business’ and was involved in the selling of ‘wholesale’ quantities of class A drugs.
Minshull Street Crown Court heard that he employed a ‘trusted lieutenant’, Lewis Carr, 30, to package and deliver the drugs, as well as collecting cash. As Lewis Carr couldn’t drive, Merriman instructed David Cottrell, 30, to drive him to various locations across the North West.
The organised criminal group were caught out following a lengthy investigation by Greater Manchester Police which unveiled numerous messages between Merriman and others who bought the drugs. During the first day of the sentencing hearing, the court heard how each of the nine defendants in the dock played a part in the conspiracy from 2019 to 2020.
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Prosecuting, Helena Williams said that police executed a number of search warrants, starting off at Merriman’s home in Hattersley. Whilst they found no drugs, they found expensive clothing, four Rolex watches, high calibre bicycles and a mobile phone, which was later analysed and revealed a number of incriminating WhatsApp messages.
A ‘snapshot’ of the messages over a seven week period revealed that Merriman organised the sale of 1.82 kilos of heroin, worth between £72,000 and £109,000, and 2.33 kilos of cocaine, worth between £116k and £166k. Numerous messages between February 2 and March 18 2020 showed conversations between Merriman and customers.
Messages between Merriman and Lewis Carr were also
A man deliberately poured boiling water over his pet cat, leaving him in 'excruciating pain' was one of the criminals hauled before courts in Greater Manchester this week.
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