Overview

• Edward Rainford pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis between November 2022 and September 2023 and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.
• Jay Boyd admitted to a coordinating role in the same operation and received an 18-month prison term.
• Judge Peter Horgan described the enterprise as serious with contacts above and below the defendants but lacking the sophistication of organised crime.
• Prosecutors relied on phone metadata, cash photos and chat logs discussing strains such as Gorilla Glue, Wedding Cake and Oreo Cookie to map the supply chain.
• Chelsee Healey attended the sentencing hearing, where it emerged that Rainford had been on licence from a 2019 violence conviction and had four prior convictions.