A drug trafficking network is hit in Britain, 3 Albanians are also sentenced (Names)

Eight people have been jailed after being accused of being behind a £7m cocaine trafficking ring in Wiltshire.

Police investigations revealed that they had trafficked at least 70 kg of narcotics from 2016 to 2020 with ties to an Albanian criminal group.

The BBC writes that the group's leader, Warren Allison, 36, was sentenced to 23 years in prison while his brother, Kelroy Allison, 41, was jailed for 16.5 years.

Police explained that Warren Allison had purchased a Lamborghini with his "illegal earnings."

The investigation examined thousands of documents, phone conversations and telecom records, as well as surveillance footage. The gang, led by the Allison brothers, bought drugs in bulk and used encrypted communication networks to distribute them in smaller quantities.

They secured a specially modified vehicle for the case and a trusted driver in the form of Richard Cowell, 57. He had set up a special area in the car to hide the cocaine and money while using an EncroChat phone to talk to the Allison brothers. Admitting that he had also acted as a courier for other criminal groups, he was jailed for 9 years.

Warren Allison's girlfriend, Porcia Densley, 38, acted as a "finance manager", collecting and distributing money on his instructions. She was jailed for 8 years.

Police seized a quantity of drugs in Bristol where officers intervened as it was being handed over to Allison's cousin, Anthony Burke. The 34-year-old was jailed for 8 years.

The cocaine was supplied by Albanians Ledian Hoxha and Pjetër Pisha. They attempted to flee the UK to escape arrest, but Hoxha, 38, was jailed for 7 years and 4 months and Pisha, 37, was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months. Meanwhile, Albanian Enid Aliko, 28, was jailed for 4 years after providing an encrypted device and acting as a contact for the Albanian crime group after the arrests.

During the 12-week trial, the Allison and Cowell brothers claimed the messages referred to fake clothes and not drugs, but prosecutors brought in numerous wiretaps to support the charge.