Grantham: Men jailed for dealing heroin and £1m-worth of cocaine

Daniel Burnett, Shane Hamilton and James Stenson pleaded guilty to their part in the drug-dealing

Six men who were involved in bringing £1m-worth of cocaine to the streets of Lincolnshire have been jailed.

At least 10kg of cocaine was distributed to dealers in Grantham after it was collected, along with heroin, from Liverpool.

Those responsible have been sentenced to more than 60 years between them.

An investigation was launched in 2020 and led to the sentencing at Lincoln Crown Court on 14 and 15 February 2024.

Andrew Cornwall, Martyn Rudkin and Andrew Hamilton also pleaded guilty to their part in the drug dealing operation

Shane Hamilton, 39, and Daniel Burnett, 39, coordinated the collection of class A drugs from Liverpool and managed street-level dealers in Grantham, the court heard.

The men were assisted by couriers Martyn Rudkin, 41, and Andrew Hamilton, 40, with the drugs supplied by James Stenson, 39, from his base in Liverpool.

Andrew Cornwall, 33, assisted Stenson in supplying the drugs. All six men pleaded guilty to their part in the conspiracy.

Harley Paddison was sentenced to four years and six months

The following were charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply a class A controlled drug (heroin) and conspiracy to supply a class A controlled drug (cocaine)

• Shane Hamilton, 39, of no fixed address from the Grantham area, was sentenced to 12 years and nine months.

• Daniel Burnett, 39, of Queensway, Grantham, was sentenced to 13 years and three months.

• James Stenson, 39, of Hampton Court Road, Liverpool, was sentenced to 12 years and nine months.

• Martyn Rudkin, 41, of Hamilton Road, Grantham, was sentenced to six years and three months.

• Andrew Hamilton, 40, of Kinoulton Court Grantham, was sentenced to six years and nine months.

• Andrew Cornwall, 33, of Hillbrook Drive, Liverpool, was sentenced to eight years and six months.

Two other men were also charged in relation to the drug-dealing operation

• Harley Paddison, 21, of Ivatt Court, Grantham, was charged with one count of conspiracy to supply a class A controlled drug (cocaine) and possession of a knife/sharply pointed article in a public place. He was sentenced to three years and six months.

• For unrelated offences, he was given 12 months for assaulting an emergency worker, possession of class A drug, and possession of a knife/sharply pointed article in a public place in January this year. This brings his total to four years and six months in prison.

• Darryl Fottles, 63, of no fixed address, was charged with participating with an organised crime group. He was sentenced to an 18-month community order.