A father and son have been jailed after police recovered 83kg of cocaine from their family home, with an estimated street value running into millions of pounds.
Richard Hoyland aged 45 of Lineholme Avenue, Todmorden was jailed for 10 years while his father Malcolm Hoyland aged 75 of Meade Hill Road, Prestwich was jailed for seven years and three months for conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
The Hoyland’s made regular journeys across the country in their van to areas such as Plymouth, Merseyside, Devon, Cornwall and Essex.
Detective Constable Elle Cartwright, of our Serious Organised Crime Group, said:“This was a sophisticated and highly organised criminal network responsible for flooding communities with harmful drugs.
“Richard Hoyland, along with his father Malcolm, played pivotal roles in supplying vast quantities of class A drugs to gangs across the country. Their convictions are a significant result in our ongoing fight against serious and organised crime.”
