Members of the organised crime group have been locked up for a combined total of more than 75 years
A gang led by a drug importer known as 'Thor' attempted to smuggle £140m of cocaine into the UK from Sierra Leone. The huge stash of illicit class A substances was hidden inside a shipment of flour which was transported from West Africa by boat before its seizure at the border. Members of the Merseyside-based organised crime group behind the plot were today locked up for a combined total of more than 75 years.
' Michael Lavery said on 56-year-old Wetton's behalf: 'He was asked by a friend to become involved in making deliveries of cannabis. He did a courier's role over a weekend and then allowed a delivery from his house. He was involved for a short period under direction. He had no influence on those above him at all, and his advantage would be funding his own habit. 'He is a qualified HGV licence holder and a fully qualified mechanic.
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