Two men have been jailed for over 25 years for their roles in a class A drug conspiracy in Bury following an investigation by GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Group (SOCG).
Alexander Hepworth (07/11/1990) and Pasquelino Mazzuca (06/06/1968) were sentenced on Tuesday 8th June at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to a combined total of 27 years and 11 months after admitting conspiracy to supply at least 30kilos of cocaine.
Between April and October 2019, mobile phone messages showed Hepworth directing Mazzuca to collect and deliver large amounts of class A drugs and cash across the country - including as far as Plymouth - and on one occasion discussed supplying a firearm and ammunition.
The court heard that the messages frequently discussed large quantities of class A drugs, where Hepworth, of Alden Road in Rossendale, was collecting thousands of pounds and giving Mazzuca a share of the cash.
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The investigation into the men stemmed from another SOCG operation - codenamed Heart - in Bury where three siblings from the Din family spearheaded a multi-million pound cross-Pennine class A drug conspiracy, which ultimately saw 18 men and women jailed in 2020 for almost 140 years.
In the summer of 2019, police executed a warrant at the Din's beauty business based off Oram Street where over 2000 MDMA tablets were recovered and found to have Mazzuca's fingerprints on the packaging, triggering the launch of Operation Bolognese.
By October that year, Mazzuca was arrested at his home address on Holden Avenue in Ramsbottom and denied any involvement in the supply of drugs when interviewed under caution.
On one occasion they discussed supplying a firearm and ammunition. The pair admitted to supplying at least 30 kilos of cocaine and were jailed today for over 27 years. Full story here: https://t.co/RXFjM2hAK1 pic.twitter.com/Tx3bN6FWH8
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