Andrew Terence Wilkes, 49, and his partner Susan Khadeja Creaser, 46, of Jades Acre, St Leonards Avenue in Thrybergh received 14 and 4 year jail terms respectively after being convicted of multiple drugs offences including the supply of Heroin, Amphetamine and Cannabis, as well as the commercial production of Crack Cocaine.
The sentencing followed a two-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court and also included convictions for money laundering following the £70,000 purchase and renovation of local night-spot ‘Le Barge’.Detective Sergeant Paul Wilson, head of the Rotherham Drugs Unit that ran the investigation, said: "We are extremely pleased with the sentences imposed and the recovery of the assets. “This was a difficult enquiry due to the type of determined criminals we were dealing with who, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, still protested their innocence. Fortunately the jury were able to see the facts as they were and returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
“We now continue to target others who peddle drugs misery in order to line their own pockets and they too can expect to go to prison in due course."The operation mounted by the Drugs Unit took months of patient surveillance work in order to secure the convictions. Three other men pleaded guilty to drugs offences during court proceedings.
Richard Boreman, 30, from the Hull area has previously received three and half years imprisonment at Hull Crown Court for possession with intent to supply Heroin and Amphetamine bought from Andrew Wilkes.
Richard Morfitt, 28, also from the Hull area pleaded guilty for possession of Cannabis with intent to supply and is awaiting sentence at Sheffield Crown Court.
‘Le Barge’ has now been confiscated and is subject of asset recovery proceedings after the court found that half a kilogram of Herbal Cannabis had been supplied to Robert Taylor at the night-spot. Taylor, 50, of 26 Strauss Crescent, Maltby, is yet to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of Cannabis with intent to supply.
During the trial detectives managed to prove that the couple’s home address on St Leonards Avenue in Thrybergh had been used for the production of Crack Cocaine, which is a highly addictive drug.
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