£1.3 Million Drug Haul and 15 Guns Seized in Major Bust
Police smashed a ruthless drug gang, seizing drugs worth a staggering £1.3 million, £10,000 in cash, 15 firearms, and ammunition. The judge revealed the gang smuggled around 60kg of class A drugs during the investigation period.
Kingpins and Key Players Exposed
Top of the chain was Christopher Reeve, the mastermind running the operation from Montgomery Drive. When he was unavailable, his partner Sarah Reeve took the reins. Infamously, Garvey Thompson managed to control the supply line from behind prison walls by illegally getting hold of a phone.
In one daring move on 3 August 2018, Sarah Reeve and Lewis Mowat set off from Liverpool with 3kg of pure high-grade drugs. They were quickly arrested, with phone evidence linking Christopher Reeve as the operation’s puppeteer. Later, police stormed a property in Daventry to close another chapter of the network.
Gang Members Sentenced – Long Jail Terms Given
- Christopher Reeve, 44 – 17 years for supply and firearms possession.
- Leamington man – 15 years for conspiracy to supply (appeal pending).
- Garvey Thompson, 42 – 12 years 10 months for drug supply.
- Sarah Reeve, 40 – 10 years 10 months for conspiracy to supply.
- David Burdett, 46 – 10 years for firearms and drug conspiracy.
- Stacie Burdett, 36 – 10 years for conspiracy and firearms.
- Tony Wilshire, 30 – 9 years for supplying drugs.
- Thomas Bash, 71 – 6 years 8 months for drugs and firearms.
- Neil Brewster, 53 – 12 years 8 months for conspiracy.
- Wayne Philpotts, 48 – 10 years for possession with intent and conspiracy.
- Oliver Bailey, 31 – 9 years 9 months for supply and intent to supply.
- Lewis Mowat, 30 – 8 years for conspiracy.
- Jason Solomon, 33 – 8 years for conspiracy.
- Caroline Dalley, 56 – 7 years for conspiracy.
- Wayne Constable, 36 – 6 years for conspiracy and recent offences.
- Manjinder Jaiya, 27 – 4 years for conspiracy.
- Warren Brown, 25 – 3 years 10 months for conspiracy.
- Alay Kifle, 27 – 2 years 6 months for conspiracy.
- Dominic Duxbury – 2 years 6 months for conspiracy.
- Lee Turner, 34 – Suspended 2-year sentence for conspiracy.
