Dad and son jailed over £180k drugs scheme
Ring leader Gareth Hughes recruited his own son, Billy Hughes-Whiteley, to be part of the operationBilly Hughes-Whiteley was sentenced to more than four years in custodyMore than 20lb of cocaine was sold, with a street value of more than £180,000A father and son are among five men sentenced for their part in a drugs gang selling cocaine on the streets of a West Yorkshire city.
Hughes was first investigated by police in 2021 when he set up a drugs operation after his business failed.It heard evidence which suggested more than 20lb of cocaine had been sold during the second conspiracy, with a street value in excess of £180,000. Hughes, of Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, was jailed for a total of 13 years after he pleaded guilty to both conspiracy charges.
Hughes' barrister Alasdair Campbell accepted that his client had played a "leading role", but said he had expressed remorse for what he had done and for getting his son involved.
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