Three members of a Wythenshawe-based Organised Crime Group responsible for large-scale drug supply have been sentenced to 19 years behind bars.
The defendants were involved in supplying significant quantities of Class A and Class B drugs, with an estimated street value of over £1.1 million.
The court heard how each defendant played a specific role in the sophisticated criminal enterprise that was flooding the streets of Manchester with cocaine, heroin and amphetamines.
Alan Entwistle aged 48 of Kennett Road was sentenced to 10 years and six months alongside Stephen Findley aged 64 of Carloon Road, who was also handed a four year and four-month sentence, both for conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs.
William Riley aged 40 of Moat Road will serve five years behind bars for conspiracy to supply Class A.
Around 1kg of compressed brown and white powder inside a black rucksack was also found Findley’d address, with drug paraphernalia also being seized from the kitchen. The substances were later tested and came back positive for amphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
Police also found a toolbox in a garage containing three large bags of powder, along with a grey Adidas bag containing eight clear plastic bags with approximately 1kg each of hard brown powder.
The search also revealed digital scales, a roll of empty plastic sandwich bags consistent with those used for the powder, and over 11 kilograms of drug adulterants including caffeine, paracetamol and benzyl methyl ketone.
The court also heard that Entwistle managed safe houses, prepared drugs for sale and distributed it to other drug dealers. Stephen Findley operated as the group’s warehouseman with his property used as a safe house, while William Riley worked as a street dealer for the organisation.
