Patrick Reilly, from Birmingham, got sixteen years for conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis across regions.
Reilly is from Harborne, Birmingham. Cops caught him after an investigation. The police looked into cross-border drug supply, focused on cocaine and cannabis.
Police seized a lot of drugs and money. They found seven kilograms of cocaine and also discovered 22 kilograms of cannabis. There was £40,000 in cash too. This happened in October and November 2020.
Officers stopped a car in Taunton, Somerset on October 28, 2020. They found four kilograms of cocaine inside a children’s toy bag.
Detective Constable Paul Lawlor led the investigation. He said they seized a significant amount of drugs, both Class A and Class B drugs were involved. Reilly had a major role in the drug supply, providing drugs to the South West of England.
He supplied large amounts of Class A and B drugs. Lawlor stated this work targets organized crime, focused on drug networks, as part of Operation Target now. Police are targeting high-level organized crime, working across the West Midlands region.
Reilly’s sentence warns others about supplying drugs. The police will not tolerate this behavior. The judge sentenced Reilly last Friday. He got 16 years in prison. He is 40 years old and was at Worcester Crown Court.