Overview
- Kirsty Reilly, 32, of Coventry, was sentenced to three years in prison after being identified as a pivotal driver in transporting crack cocaine and heroin from the West Midlands to Skegness.
- Lincolnshire Police launched the operation in September 2022 in response to gang infighting and secured more than 70 arrests by analysing 4.2 million lines of mobile phone data.
- Investigators seized an estimated £252,000 worth of drugs and £12,000 in cash and safeguarded three vulnerable teenagers who were exploited by the conspiracy.
- Leader Alistair Renwick received nine years in custody and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order, while courier Connor Darwent was jailed for two years and six months following a five-mile pursuit.
- Detective Inspector Will Tharby said the operation removed a “thoroughly harmful” network from Lincolnshire communities and underscored the ripple effects of drug dealing on local businesses and residents.