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A Salford -based criminal gang led a significant operation transporting drugs into Warrington, a court has heard.
Keelan Emery, 22, of Nassau Drive in Swinton, and Mason Clemonds, 19, of Bank Lane in Salford, were arrested in August as part of Cheshire Constabulary’s Operation Spartans - a crackdown on organised crime groups in the area.
They have both pleaded not guilty to the conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
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A further 14 people already pleaded guilty to similar charges prior to the trial.
Outlining the case at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday morning (February 15), prosecutor Henry Riding told a jury of 12 that Emery and Clemonds are accused of supplying drugs as part of the ‘Longhaired Luke’ group between January 2 to July 1, 2021.
The group is thought to have acted primarily through ‘graft’ phones and using the homes of drug addicts as safehouses.
Flare messages - often sent out to up to 90 drug users at any one time - would advertise the selling of drugs in the Warrington area.
One message sent to 72 people on March 16, 2021 said: “Longhaired Luke back on 24/7. All day and all night every day - the fattest and best stuff in Warrington.”
The gang was at the centre of a highly-targeted operation by Cheshire Constabulary which included surveillance, CCTV footage, mobile phone billing data, and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to track down those involved.
Craig Williams, 19, of Liverpool Street in Salford, Courtney Moss, 25, of Aspinall Crescent in Worsley, Alex Brady, 21, of Lightoaks Road in Salford, and Robert Spakouskas, 43, of Brook Drive in Warrington, are amongst those who have recently pleaded guilty to their
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