Five jailed or suspended for dealing cocaine and heroin in Hull

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 20:32 · Archive

Five people have been sentenced for supplying cocaine and heroin across Hull after a police investigation into a suspicious phone line.

Five members of an organised crime gang have been sentenced for supplying crack cocaine and heroin across Hull. Humberside Police launched an investigation in March into a phone line suspected of being used to distribute drugs. CCTV footage showed David Lyddon topping up the mobile, and analysis of calls and text messages linked him to other gang members. Police raids at properties across Hull in April recovered drugs, weapons and mobile devices.

At Hull Crown Court on Monday, Lyddon, 47, of Princes Dock Street was sentenced to six years in prison. Claire Broadbent, 43, of Fitzroy Street received five years and eight months. Reece Fullard, 36, of Stockleigh Close was given three years. The Hull Daily Mail reports that Lyddon used "intimidation and a web of willing associates to line his own pockets".

Louise King, 29, and Gary Broadbent, 46, each received three-year sentences suspended for two years. Detective Constable Ross Markham said the operation had "stopped a significant volume of heroin and crack cocaine from reaching our streets".

Five jailed or suspended for dealing cocaine and heroin in Hull — Image: Hull Daily Mail

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Members of organised crime gang 'built on exploitation and greed' distributed class A drugs in HullFive defendants all admitted supplying cocaine and heroin in a web that distributed the drugs across HullHull Daily Mail · 14 Oct, 19:55
Three jailed for dealing cocaine and heroinFive people admitted supplying Class A drugs after police raided a number of properties across Hull.BBC Humberside · 14 Oct, 16:51

In this story: David Lyddon · Claire Broadbent · Reece Fullard · Louise King · Gary Broadbent · Hull · Humberside Police · Hull Crown Court

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