Cocaine gang jailed for 20 years

9:11am Saturday 4th October 2008

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By Paul Cahalan »

Five members of a drugs ring, which supplied vast quantities of cocaine to areas across South East England, were jailed for a total of 20 years yesterday.

Surrey Police smashed the ring after a series of undercover stings, which allowed officers access to the gang’s network, and the drugs.

A police spokesman said: “One of the gang, Anthony Monger, appeared to have no legitimate means of income and quickly became apparent that he was willing and able to source and supply large quantities of high quality cocaine at substantial prices.”

Officers then tracked his girlfriend, Samala Willoughby-Greystoke, who led them to Kingston, and to Richard Ward, who supplied Monger with cocaine stored at his home.

After collecting the drugs Monger sold them to an undercover officer at The Jovial Sailor pub, Guildford.

The spokesman said: “The first supplies were of 80 per cent purity but this reduced to a low of 29 per cent in subsequent supplies.

“As Monger supplied increasingly more cocaine, often in excess of two ounces at a time, it was clear that he was a well established cocaine supplier within a large network of suppliers, spanning a number of counties.”

The web got wider when officers followed a lead to Brighton where Rupert Hugill was identified as a supplier. Another undercover officer met with his associate Steve Perry, who supplied nine ounces of cocaine from a South Croydon home - which was owned by another man, Terry King.

The five were sentenced at Guildford Crown Court, after pleading guilty to drugs charges at a previous hearing.

Monger, 32, of no fixed abode, was jailed for four years, eight months.

Hugill, 35, of Brighton, received four years.

Perry, 41, from Hove got five years, eight months.

King, 43, of Sundale Avenue, South Croydon was jailed for three years, four months and Willoughby-Greystoke, 31, of no fixed abode, received a two year suspended sentence.

A sixth gang member, Richard Ward, 51, of Acre Road, Kingston, will be sentenced on October 27.

Detective Inspector Pete Fulton, of Surrey Police’s Serious Crime Investigation Team, said: “The result of this case demonstrates the commitment of Surrey Police to bring drug dealers to justice. The case highlights how the drugs supply industry has created a web of contacts across the South East of England. By breaking up this web Surrey Police will have had a major impact on the availability of cocaine in the county.

“The police officers involved in this extensive operation should be congratulated on their professional approach to what was a difficult and dangerous case. It demonstrates that such criminals may travel around but they cannot hide. If we suspect that someone from outside our county is committing crime in Surrey, we will target them.”

Cocaine gang jailed for 20 years (From Your Local Guardian)