Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) operating in the Trafford area have been sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison.
They pleaded guilty to several drug offences in January 2026 at the start what would have been a five-week trial.
Germane Tarrant aged 33 of Salford, was convicted of conspiracy to supply a class B and class A. He was sentenced to nine years and 10 months.
Calvin Cousins aged 48 of Altcar Grove, Stockport, was convicted of conspiracy to supply class B and class A. He was sentenced to seven years.
Letitia Sandys aged 40 of Salford was convicted of participating in the activities of an organised crime group by providing legitimacy to drug supply activity, collecting drugs from conspirators, assisting with anti-surveillance measures, and disposal of drugs and paraphernalia. She was sentenced to two years and three months.
The remaining defendant, Nicholas Griffin aged 39 of Clifford Avenue, was convicted of conspiracy to supply class B and conspiracy to supply class A after a two-week trial in January. He was sentenced to six years and six months.
It comes after a Trafford Challenger unit investigation into the illegal activities of an organised crime group (OCG) concerned in the sale and distribution of class A and B drugs linked to the Sale, Altrincham and Timperley areas of Trafford between 25 August 2024 and 3 July 2025.
The investigation commenced
Phone analysis and surveillance tactics revealed several phone numbers and movements made by this OCG which linked to the supply and distribution of class A and B drugs in Trafford.
On 28 April 2025, officers arrested Cousins for a second time with a rucksack full of cocaine and cannabis. He was remanded into custody.
On 3 July 2025, officers conducted a series of warrants at the addresses of the OCG members and recovered cannabis and cocaine to the value of over £25,000, as well as drug paraphernalia and several mobile phones. Following this, Tarrant and Griffin were remanded to custody.
The overall scale of the OCG during the period of the investigation was valued to be in the region of £462,000 for the class B (cannabis) and £271,000 for the class A (cocaine).
