Jack Hartley
A group involved in county lines organised crime who were involved in dealing Class A drugs in the Barrow area have been sentenced, with one jailed for more than 11 years.
The defendants were sentenced yesterday at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine) between December 6, 2019, and April 18, 2020.
Jack Hartley, 27, of Maddocks Street, Liverpool, was sentenced to a total of 11 years and three months in prison.
Cameron Beedles, 21, was sentenced to a total of five years and four months in prison.
Cameron Beedles
Brendan Purcell, 46, of Earle Street, Barrow, was sentenced to a total of four years and 10 months in prison.
SENTENCED: Clockwise l-r: Jack Hartley, Cameron Beedles, Brendan Purcell and Amy Johnson A GROUP that plied Barrow with class A drugs has been jailed for more than 20 years in total. Four people were sentenced at Preston Crown Court after they previously admitted conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Police said their first suspicions over the group came when officers witnessed a suspected drug deal outside a house in Barrow. They later arrested the defendant in a series of coordinated raids in Barrrow and Liverpool. The offences were said to have been carried out between December 6 2019 and April 18 2020. Jack Hartley, 27, of Maddocks Street, Liverpool, was sentenced to a total of 11 years and three months in prison.
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