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Men jailed after drugs bust recovers more than £100,000 worth of cocaine and heroin

Five men have been jailed after a police drugs swoop in the local area

Five men have been jailed after a police drugs bust discovered more than £100,000 worth of cocaine and heroin.

Jason Corless, 40, of Langdale Place, Lancaster was sentenced to six years and seven months.

Alan Green, 44, of Fleet Green, Lancaster was sentenced to six years and seven months.

Steven Avison, 39, no fixed abode, previously of Morecambe, was sentenced to three years and nine months.

Paul Harrison, 39, of Vicars Garth, Kendal, was sentenced to six years and three months

They all pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to supply Class A heroin and cocaine between March 23 2021 and May 14 2021.

Jason Elder, 48, of no fixed abode, previously of Bolton-le-Sands, was found guilty of the offences on December 17 2021 and was sentenced to seven years six months.

Their arrests came about after Operation Marigold, a Lancashire police investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in the local area, which began on March 23 2021.

It resulted in the recovery of more than a kilo of cocaine and heroin, and more than a kilo of bulking agent.

The total value of the drugs recovered was set at £106,580.

Arrests were made on March 28 2021 on Main Street in Bolton-le-Sands and then on May 13 2021 when police raided a holiday lodge in Carnforth.

"This is an operation that has resulted in significant sentences for individuals that were having a significant impact on our community with the dealing of heroin and crack," said Det Sgt Adie Knowles of Lancashire police.

"These convictions have been the result of months of hard work by the Target Crime Team. As always, we only achieve these results by the help of the public.

"I must reassure the good folk of Morecambe and Lancaster that we take the dealing of Class A drugs very seriously and take great pleasure in seeing individuals who chose to engage in this activity removed from the streets. If you have any information regarding the dealing of drugs you can always pass that information anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111."

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