Overview
- Eleven defendants were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court this week to a combined 84 years in prison, with ringleader Vejay Samuels receiving 14 years.
- Investigators said the group sold Class A and B drugs across Nottingham between August 2022 and November 2023 using two dedicated phone lines.
- A key breakthrough came in April 2023 when a traffic stop found crack cocaine, later forensically linked to second-in-command Lyndon Wilson.
- Police seized the drugs lines during a warrant at Joseph Gavin’s home and linked core members through fingerprints and phone evidence.
- Hannah Cwynar and Charlotte Franklyn received suspended 15‑month sentences for money laundering, and Wilson remains in custody awaiting sentencing on 30 January.