Three jailed after more than £82,000-worth of drugs and property seized in raids

Three men have been jailed after more than £82,000-worth of drugs and property were seized following a series of raids in Rugeley.

Samuel Walker, 33, from Rugeley, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply a class A controlled drug (MDMA), conspiring to supply a class A controlled drug (cocaine), conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug (cannabis), possession of pava spray, other weapons and acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.

Matthew Gilbert, 45, from Rugeley, has been sentenced to seven years and six months after being found guilty at trial of conspiring to supply a class A controlled drug (MDMA) and a class A drug (cocaine). He had previously entered a guilty plea for conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug (cannabis).

Garry Richards, 33, from Rugeley, has been sentenced to two years and three months after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug (cannabis).

A fourth man, Lee Mosey, 46, from Tamworth, received a 24-month community order, a 12-month mental health order and a 25-day Rehabilitation Activity Order after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply a class B controlled drug (cannabis) and possession of pava spray. He must also pay a £90 fine.

All four were sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Friday 17 May.

In September last year, our major and organised proactive teams arrested the four men as part of ongoing work to proactively target organised criminality responsible for drug supply in the Rugeley area.

Officers searched six separate addresses and two vehicles in the Rugeley area. More than £42,000-worth of drugs and around £40,000-worth of high-value goods were recovered and seized.

We launched Operation Target last year and have been working alongside neighbouring forces in the region to tackle serious and organised crime locally.

To read more about our work, visit: https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/news/staffordshire/news/2023/may/major-operation-to-target-serious-organised-crime-launched/