According to the Metropolitan Police, they
were sentenced to a total of 77 years at Southwark Crown Court on 20 March,
2015.
The accused are Savdeep Atkar, 33, sentenced to 21 years for importing cocaine, David Brown, 51, sentenced to 13 years for supplying cocaine, Harvinder Sanghera, 33 sentenced to a total of 30 years for importing cocaine, smuggling guns, and Stephen O'Meara, 31, sentenced 13 years for supplying cocaine.
Between early 2012 and October 2013, officers from the Special Intelligence Section of the Met Police's Serious and Organised Command (Organised Criminal Networks) disrupted an organised international drug importation conspiracy.
Met officers carried out a covert investigation into the activities of a sophisticated cocaine supply network that stretched from Mexico, the USA, and Canada to the streets of London.
This conspiracy, involved organised drug distributers based in Mexico City using British Airways transatlantic flights and a sophisticated team of distributors in London.
In total, police intercepted 40 kilos of cocaine with purity levels of over 90% with a street level value of £11 million, together with 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Following 13 months of covert surveillance, Met officers were able to track consignments of cocaine from Mexico to London Heathrow and beyond.
The accused are Savdeep Atkar, 33, sentenced to 21 years for importing cocaine, David Brown, 51, sentenced to 13 years for supplying cocaine, Harvinder Sanghera, 33 sentenced to a total of 30 years for importing cocaine, smuggling guns, and Stephen O'Meara, 31, sentenced 13 years for supplying cocaine.
Between early 2012 and October 2013, officers from the Special Intelligence Section of the Met Police's Serious and Organised Command (Organised Criminal Networks) disrupted an organised international drug importation conspiracy.
Met officers carried out a covert investigation into the activities of a sophisticated cocaine supply network that stretched from Mexico, the USA, and Canada to the streets of London.
This conspiracy, involved organised drug distributers based in Mexico City using British Airways transatlantic flights and a sophisticated team of distributors in London.
In total, police intercepted 40 kilos of cocaine with purity levels of over 90% with a street level value of £11 million, together with 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Following 13 months of covert surveillance, Met officers were able to track consignments of cocaine from Mexico to London Heathrow and beyond.
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