Luxurious holidays and a £7k Rolex, the lavish way of life of cocaine kingpin comes crashing down

Three males have been jailed

The ‘lavish way of life’ of holidays, designer garments and costly watches a medicine gang boss lived has come crashing down after he was jailed along with two others.

Keiron Leonard, 32, was recognized by police as the top of a cocaine gang supplying the drug to sellers throughout Greater Manchester.

Rhys Shaw, 34, was described by police as Leonard’s right-hand man, with Mark Cosgrave, 52, in control of storing medicine at his residence.

Cosgrave, stated police, additionally labored to ‘dilute the cocaine with adulterants to maximise earnings, repackage and provide the medicine’.

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A police investigation into the availability of cocaine throughout the Bolton and Bury areas was launched in November 2023.

Together, police stated Leonard, Shaw and Cosgrave obtained ‘giant weights’ of cocaine earlier than breaking down the drug and supplying it to different drug sellers throughout Greater Manchester.

The police investigation uncovered that between November 2023 and May 2024, the gang equipped roughly 14 kilos of cocaine.

The trio had been arrested in May final yr.

Cocaine price £24,000 was discovered at Cosgrave’s residence, along with adulterants and a hydraulic press .

Police discovered £7,000 money at Shaw’s handle, with three Rolex watches price greater than £80,000 seized by police at Leonard’s residence.

Leonard, of Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, was jailed for 14 years and three months.

Shaw, of Albert Road, Bury, was stated to be liable for supplying avenue sellers and gathering money from drug gross sales. He was sentenced to seven years and 6 months.

Cosgrave, of Medlock Way, Bury, bought six years and 9 months. All three had been convicted of worrying within the provide of cocaine, police stated.

GMP stated: “Leonard was identified as the head of the group, arranging the influx of large weights of cocaine and instructing the others to collect money and deal the drugs on his behalf.

“There was proof that Leonard was clearly dwelling a lavish way of life on account of his criminality, usually occurring luxurious holidays, and sporting designer clothes and costly watches.”

Detective Inspector Waywell, of Bolton Challenger Unit, stated: “I’m happy with this sentence as we speak. I hope it sends a stark message to anybody trying to commit drug offences, and I hope it reassures our residents that we are going to proceed to behave on intelligence to maintain them secure.

“Our Challenger team will always pursue and actively target those involved in the supply of drugs, as this criminality causes misery for those in our communities and often involves the exploitation of children and vulnerable people.

“We depend on info from the general public and we urge individuals to proceed to submit any suspicious exercise to us, it’s a very important a part of our investigations.”