The Max drugs line was headed up by defendant Hasnain Ashraf. Next on the rung of the organised crime group (OCG) were drug runners Lewis Lord, Joseph Oakes and Aston Johnson.
When Lord, Oakes and Johnson were bagging up drugs at various addresses in Accrington – something Lord recorded on his mobile phone – they recruited Paul Moxham to sell drugs on their behalf.
Our officers were called to Church Street, Darwen, at 11.46pm on Saturday (12th October) following reports that a number of people were involved in disorder.
This week (week commencing the 14th October), forces across the UK will be partaking in The National Business Crime Centre's (NBCC) Safer Business Action Week (SaBA Week), and Lancashire is no different.
Craig Hodgson groomed his young victim, plying her with alcohol and paying her £10 for a kiss before he went on to rape her when she was just 13 years old.