These are the men and women behind two significant drugs gangs - one of which was responsible for the largest ever land based cocaine seizure.
A 14-month undercover probe led detectives to swoop on an organised crime network led by Jamie Oldroyd.
Sixteen members of his outfit, which moved cocaine across the north of England, have been jailed for a combined total of 117 years.
While studying that group Cheshire Police gathered intelligence on a separate gang that operated in connection with Oldroyd’s crew.
That information led to a dramatic stop on the M6 that saw police pull offenders from two vehicles moving in convoy as they transported cocaine worth £20m to the North West.
Ringleader Jamie Simpson and three other members of that gang have been jailed for a combined 35 years.
The downfall of both firms, which were based in Warrington but whose tentacles stretched across the UK, can now be reported after the conclusion of a trial linked to the investigation today.
SIMPSON'S GANG
(all from Warrington)
Jamie Simpson, 31 and of Delery Drive, was sentenced to 11 years and six months for conspiracy to supply cocaine
Clare Smith, 36 and of Oakland Street: Eight years and nine months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine
Andrew Daniels, 41 and of Laira Street: Eight years and six months for conspiracy to supply cocaine
Dean Brettle, 37 and of Lord Nelson Street: Six years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine
Jamie Winterburn, 47 and of Oakland Street: Three years and four months after pleading guilty to money laundering
OLDROYD'S GANG
(members all from Warrington and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, unless otherwise stated)
Jamie Oldroyd, 29 and of Rennie Drive: 14 years and three months
Lewis Johnson, 21 and of Elizabeth Drive: Nine years
Moses Webber, 21 and of Moorside in Latchford: Eight years
Terille Riley, 21, and of Heather Close: Six years and seven months
Taulant Paja, 22 and of Gladstone Mews: Six years and six months
Islam Grana, 27 and of Killingworth Lane: seven years
Adam Todhunter, 29 and of Teal Grove: Four years
Joel Reading, 21, of Rockingham Close: Five years and seven months
Elliott Auton, 22 and of Rockingham Close in Warrington: Five years
Jordan Redfern, 22 and of Montgomery Close in Warrington: Five years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and dangerous driving
Paul Ferraillo, 42 and of Fox Bank Close in Widnes: Four years and six months after pleading guilty
Kyle Kelly, 20 and of Solway Close has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced at a later date
Following the end of that case, Detective Chief Inspector Mike Evans, from Cheshire Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: "This operation has not only resulted in the l argest haul of cocaine being seized in the history of Cheshire but also the largest national land based seizure known to police.
“We have wiped out two organised crime groups, preventing them as well as other gangs from gaining extreme profits and in doing so have protected our communities along with vulnerable adults from criminals who bring with them intimidation, exploitation and violence.
“To transport such a colossal amount of cocaine you have got to be a confident, arrogant and greedy individual. Simpson has proved that he is exactly that and this is what led him to believe he could bring illegal drugs into Cheshire without being disrupted.
“Despite Oldroyd’s organised crime group going to great lengths to conceal their criminality and avoid being caught we were always going to be one step ahead. Let this be a warning to other organised criminals out there, Cheshire is and always will be, a very difficult place to operate.
“I want the public to be reassured that protecting our local communities by pursuing organised criminals will continue to be at the forefront of our priorities.”
