GMP Press Release: A man has been jailed after officers raided property stocked with £200,000 worth of drugs
On Tuesday 25 May 2021 at Minshull Street Crown Court, Richard Southward (15/05/1979) of Hurst Grove, Ashton Under Lyne was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
He plead guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, one count of possession with intent supply Class B drugs, two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and one count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs.
Steven Avery (25/12/1984) of Hurst Grove, Ashton Under Lyne has also pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and one count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs. He is due for sentencing at a later day.
Following an investigation into the supply of class A, B and C drugs in the Hurst Cross area of Ashton-under-Lyne both Southward and Avery were identified as being concerned with the supply of drugs in the area.
On 12 November 2020 officers from GMP's Tameside Challenger Team executed a drugs warrant at three addresses in Ashton-under-Lyne and an address in Dukinfield that were either owned or rented by the two men.
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Just over £200,000 worth of class A and B drugs were recovered from the property in Dukinfield which Southward's was using to store drugs.
In total, £76,000 worth of heroin; £63,000 of crack cocaine; £57,000 worth of cocaine and £25,000 worth of amphetamine were recovered.
Both men were arrested and subsequently charged with a range of drug offences.
#JAILED | In November 2020 officers raided a property in Dukinfield stocked with over £200,000 worth of class A and B drugs. Today (25/05) a man has been jailed for 15 years after pleading guilty to multiple drug offences. Read more 👉 https://t.co/B1lKRSB8mB pic.twitter.com/j41RFkmGKy
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) May 25, 2021
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