Sentencing of Glasgow gang who trafficked drugs welcomed

Grant Jaap, 30, Paul Martin, 43, and Peter Dickson, 34 - who trafficked a 'significant amount' of Class A drugs into the central belt ofMartin - who was extradited from Spain to stand trial - and the other two men pleaded guilty at Glasgow High Court in March to being involved in serious and organised

During the operation, officers identified Paul Martin with the Encrochat user handle 'Happy.com', Peter Dickson with the username 'Tubbyraven', and Grant Jaap as 'Lividbeta'.Following this, cops established that Martin was in charge of the gang and the adulteration and distribution of Class A drugs across Scotland's central belt.

Martin then left the country in March 2021 and was arrested in Tenerife, Spain, in August 2022 - before being extradited to Scotland to stand trial.These chats included one from Jaap to Martin on March 27, 2020, with pictures of clingfilm-wrapped one-kilogram packages of cocaine embossed with an 'Oakley' stamp.

Cops then raided Jaap's home on May 28, 2021, and recovered a total of 1.996kg of cocaine and 4.986kg of diamorphine.Then, on June 23, 2021, Martin’s home was searched.Following the sentencing of the gang, Sineidin Corrins, Deputy Procurator Fiscal for Specialist Casework at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has welcomed it.

“Proceeds of Crime proceedings have now been commenced to ensure the profits obtained through criminal conduct are confiscated.”

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