A man from Aylesbury who was part of an organised crime group (OCG) that peddled class A drugs across the country was jailed for eight years on Wednesday.
Taswir Mohammed, 39, of Stoke Road, Aylesbury was one of the final three members of a thirteen-man gang to be sentenced, bringing to a close a lengthy investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) into the illicit drugs ring.
Also jailed on Wednesday, was Waseem Khan, 38, from Luton, who was a senior member of the group and Mohammed Jahangeer, 39, from Sheffield. They were sentenced to 15 years and 11 years respectively.
The combined sentence for all 13 members is 129 years and nine months, which is the biggest ever jail term secured by ERSOU’s regional organised crime unit (ROCU).
The group, which was spearheaded by brothers Ansar and Ajmal Akram from Hemel Hempstead, used encrypted phones to organise exchanges of large quantities of cocaine up and down the country, selling the drugs to other gangs and wholesale drug dealers for onward distribution.
Over a six-month period in 2019, specialist officers from ERSOU investigated the group as they travelled the length and breadth of the country including to Yorkshire, Dorset, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Luton, Northampton and Buckinghamshire.
Hannah Wilkinson, Head of ERSOU ROCU, said: “Our unit uses a range of specialist tactics to tackle those at the top end of the drugs supply network and I’m really pleased that, thanks to the tenacity of our officers, we’ve secured our biggest ever combined jail sentence.
“Although criminals at the very top of the chain can seem removed from the devastating impact of drug dealing, the actions of people involved in such groups can still have terrible consequences for those living within our communities; from the vulnerable users who are exploited by the ruthless criminals out to make as much as they can, to those affected by the wide-ranging criminality that comes about as a result of drugs supply.
“That’s why we’re committed to continuing to use our cutting-edge capabilities to ensure we leave no stone unturned in our fight against those involved in the supply business, both within the eastern region and beyond.”
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