Drugs

Operation Boreas, Birmingham Crown Court

Representing a client arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder a police officer. The defendant and 8 others now face conspiracy charges of supplying firearms with intent and Class A and B drugs.

Operation Callanish, Snaresbrook Crown Court

This case involved 21 defendants who have conspired to supply class A dugs in London and is currently ongoing which will involve a number of legal arguments in relation to the evidence.

Operation Castle, Bristol Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was involved in county line drugs supply in Yeoville and surrounding areas in Somerset. It involved large scale police surveillance from London to Somerset.

Operation Chopito, Southwark Crown Court

Represented the lead defendant who allegedly orchestrated the importation of multiple kilograms of Cocaine along with Ammunition into the UK from South America. The criminality spanned over a year with co-conspirators being staff working at Heathrow Airport.

Operation Demolish, Maidstone Crown Court

Represented a defendant who was charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs in a case that involved eighteen defendants.

Operation Dowlas, Kingston Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was initially charged with 9 others for conspiracy to supply class A drugs in Bedfordshire. The defendant was acquitted after trial.

Operation Gadbrim, Central Criminal Court

Represented a defendant that was charged with street dealing in the Central London area.

Operation Hackneyman, Manchester Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was charged with conspiracy to import approximately 30kg of cocaine, class A drugs, from Jamaica to the UK via various airports through packages hidden in suitcases.

Operation Keswick, Harrow Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was charged with conspiracy to supply 15kg of class A drugs. It was argued to reduce to 5kg.

Operation Khaja, Birmingham Crown Court

The case involved the interception of UK based individuals linked to a Dutch organised crime group running a conspiracy to import Class A drugs into the UK between April 2014 and June 2015. The drugs were transported in a fleet of false Dutch registered ambulances on at least 45 occasions with an estimated value of drugs amounting to £1.6 billion. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/17/drug-smugglers-fake-ambulance-rammed-cocaine-heroin-court-hears

Operation Opaque & Rome, Central Criminal Court

A £150 million UK wide conspiracy to supply cannabis investigated by SOCA and Dutch authorities and prosecuted by the CPS. This was a Very High Cost Case which indicates that it was a vast and complex prosecution.

Operation Orochi, Ipswich Crown Court

We represented a 15-year-old youth accused of involvement in high-volume drug supply through a county line between Colchester and London as well as leading a county line in Chertsey.

Operation Orochi, Norwich Crown Court

A complex class A drug trafficking conspiracy investigated jointly by the MET and Norfolk Constabulary since 2018. The primary allegations are that HN and others conspired to supply heroin, cocaine and other controlled substances contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Operation Pagoda, Harrow Crown Court

Represented a defendant charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs over a period of time in the Hertfordshire area that were estimated to be over £4 million. Read more on the Daily Mail.

Operation Penhurst, Manchester Crown Court

Represented a defendant who was charged with conspiring to import 35 kilograms of Class B drugs from Netherlands.

Operation Pulex, Croydon Crown Court

Represented a defendant charged with conspiring to import Class A and Class B drugs. The defendant was part of a sophisticated scheme in which corrupt baggage handlers assisted in the industrial-scale importation of drugs. Read more in the Daily Mail.

Operation Pullman, Canterbury Crown Court

Represented a defendant who was charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs initially estimated to be valued at £8.1 million.

Operation Rate (youth), Winchester Crown Court

This case was called Operation Rate. This involved county line drugs supply from London to Hampshire. The case involved 16 defendants.

Operation Rockwell

A large 33 co-defendant prosecution at Preston Crown Court. We represented one of the lead defendants. The prosecution alleged that this was a well organised conspiracy where rental properties were identified for the cannabis farms and exploited, as well as various units used, and money laundered through various business. The alleged value of this conspiracy is between £2 – 3 million.

Operation Ruhr, Gloucester Crown Court

Represented a defendant whose matter concerned a high profile undercover operation into the supply and distribution of high purity Class A drugs.

Operation Spirant, St Albans Crown Court

Multi-defendant case where the defendant was charged with Conspiracy to import class A drugs, 56 kilograms of cocaine valued, at £6,720,000.

Operation Venetic, Kingston Crown Court

Encrochat evidence used to accuse a person of multiple counts of drug importation. Raised issues of duress and modern slavery.

Operation Weapon, Woolwich Crown Court

This case was a county line drugs case. The drugs line operated between London and Kent supplying class A drugs. Represented the defendant who was 17 at the time of the offence and was then 18 during the time of the proceedings. The defendant was referred to the National Referal Mechanism Team and found to be a victim of exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act. The Crown offered no evidence in this case leading to a successful acquittal of the defendant.

R v A Buddi, Birmingham Crown Court

Represented a defendant, who was a Hungarian national and lorry driver, in a £8.5 million-pound importation of cigarettes case prosecuted by HMRC.

R v AE at Harrow Crown Court

R v AL

PWITS B proved to be simple possession

R v B, Blackfriars Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was charged with facilitating an offence of a sexual against a child. The Crown were not able to proceed with the prosecution and the defendant was acquitted.

R v CR & Others, Harrow Crown Court

Unanimous acquittal on million-pound drug supply conspiracy.

R v Cuni, Blackfriars Crown Court

The Crown alleged that the defendant had brought in excess of 60kg high purity Class A drugs  to the UK on 34 occasions in a Bentley. Sentence was successfully appealed at the Court of Appeal.  Read more in the Telegraph.

R v DJ, Southwark Crown Court

Representing a defendant in a £12 million pharmaceutical fraud case investigated and prosecuted by the MHRA.

R v FA, Inner London Crown Court

Client charged with Class A Drug Supply. Client stopped in vehicle by attending officers along with significant amounts of cocaine and mobile phone handsets containing incriminating material. Client pleads guilty subject to a basis of plea. Judge finds in client’s favour and client is given a non-custodial sentence.

R v F, Cardiff Crown Court

R v F, Snaresbrook Crown Court

Represented a defendant that was charged with grievous bodily harm and violence disorder which left the victim in a state of coma.

R v H, Central Criminal Court

Client and four others accused of two attempted murders, wounding with intent and possession of firearms with intent.

R v H, Harrow Crown Court

Represented a defendant that was charged with importing Class B drugs into the United Kingdom from Spain.

R v H, St Albans Crown Court

Representing a defendant that faced multiple allegations of rape by different victims at various periods of time.

R v IR, Norwich Crown Court

This was a county lines case whereby an organized group from London were alleged to be supplying class A drugs in Norfolk. The case involved extensive surveillance and telephone evidence.

R v Kavenar, Canterbury Crown Court

Represented a defendant charged with importing 2500kg of Class B drugs.

R v LC, Isleworth Crown Court

Multi-handed Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs with issues involving modern slavery and county lines. Client convicted of “third strike” drug trafficking offence but Judge persuaded to pass a lower sentence than the “mandatory minimum” for such offenders in view of the evidence and mitigating factors which were presented to the court during trial.

R v L, Exeter Crown Court

R v M, Isleworth Crown Court

Represented the defendant who was charged with multiple rapes of his ex-partner including strangulation. The case involved reviewing the defendant and complainants phones. The defendant was acquitted on re-trial after a hung jury in the first trial.

R v MM, Woolwich Crown Court

A case concerning the supply of Class A drugs where the Crown alleged that the defendant involved in what is known as a ‘County Line’ drug network. The allegation was that the drugs were being supplied in Maidstone, Kent to other surrounding counties. After meticulous preparation followed by a lengthy trial and retrial, the Crown offered no evidence against M on Counts 5, 6. 8, 9 and 10. Formal verdicts of not guilty were entered to formally recognise the defendant’s innocence.

R v M, Southampton Crown Court

Represented a defendant who was charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs in the Southampton area whilst the organisers were based in London.

R v N, Kingston Crown Court

Importation of class A drugs.

R v S, St Albans Crown Court

Representing a defendant that was charged with grievous bodily harm (initially arrested for attempted murder) whereby street fighting occurred in Watford town centre and the victim was left with serious life changing injuries including a severe affect to their mental health.

R v T, Central Criminal Court

Represented a defendant in a Very High Costs Case which concerned a large-scale cannabis cultivation.

R v T, Ipswich Crown Court

Importation of class A drugs.