Seven members of organised crime gang convicted for running drug lines that supplied crack cocaine and heroin to Northampton

A police operation over the course of more than two years identified seven separate county lines linked to the group, which operated out of Dudley, Loughborough and Leicester.

Six of the lines were supplying Class A drugs – crack cocaine and heroin – into Northampton, with a seventh operating in Loughborough.

Seven people – including three from Northampton – were arrested, charged and pleaded guilty to a variety of offences at Leicester Crown Court.

During the operation, officers also seized four drug line phones linked to both Northamptonshire and Leicestershire supply networks, nearly £10,000 in cash, and Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £20,000.

Sentences handed down at Leicester Crown Court on May 20

• Obi Oko, aged 24, previously of Longueville Court, Northampton, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession of criminal property
• Morgan Pilsbury, aged 20, previously of Kettering Road North, Northampton, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (heroin and cocaine), and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs at Northampton Crown Court in November 2025
• Zughame Nyaba, aged 25, previously of Bull Street, Dudley, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession of criminal property
• Keiran Hopper, aged 37, previously of Welford Road, Leicester was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession of criminal property
• Lewis Hayward, aged 19, previously of Granville Square, Birmingham, was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, suspended for two years, and 200 hours of unpaid work for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin), and possession of a bladed article
• Jesin Adutwum, aged 19, previously of Quarry Road, Birmingham, was sentenced four years and six months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin), possession of a bladed article and possession of criminal property
• Stephanie Andrews, aged 41, previously of Oliver Street, Northampton, is due to be sentenced at a date to be confirmed for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin)

Lead investigator - Detective Constable Scott Allan from Northamptonshire Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit said: “This was a significant and sustained operation targeting a well‑established organised crime group responsible for flooding our communities with harmful Class A drugs.

“Oko and Nyaba played leading roles in coordinating multiple county lines, exploiting vulnerable individuals and driving drug supply across county borders for profit.

“The dismantling of seven drug lines is a major disruption to criminal activity in Northamptonshire and beyond, and demonstrates our commitment to pursuing those who seek to exploit and harm our communities.

Detective Inspector Carrie Powers added: “County lines gangs inflict damage and misery, using violence and intimidation to exploit children and vulnerable people to do their dirty work.

“Northamptonshire Police work hard to break up these criminal networks and this case demonstrates this."