A GANG has been been jailed for supplying deadly guns and ammunition in a “criminal enterprise” across Essex and in London.

The gang, including members from Southend, Laindon, Langdon Hills and Grays, were locked up following a hearing at Southwark Crown Court.

The court heard that one man, from Newham, was leading the criminal enterprise, dealing the weapons and others collected the guns and worked with customers to agree prices.

Another man paid a cut of the sale price of the guns in return for his involvement.

A total of seven men were jailed for their involvement.

Stephen Donkor, 45, of Seally Road, Grays, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to sell prohibited weapons and ammunition.

Malacai Yexley, 26, from Langdon Hills, was handed six-and-a-half years in jail after admitting selling a prohibited weapon, a .32 calibre pistol and 18 rounds of matching ammunition.

Southend man, David Heal, 57, was jailed for nine years for selling a .32 calibre pistol and 18 rounds of matching ammunition and possessing a prohibited weapon, a .22 calibre pistol and matching ammunition.

George Clark-Chesaites, 33, of Laindon, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years’ after the sale of a .32 calibre pistol and 18 rounds of matching ammunition.

Daniel Ngoo, 30, from the Newham area was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to sell prohibited weapons and ammunition.

Aaron John-Baptiste, 33, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire was sentenced to five years and three months’ in jail on February 5 after selling a prohibited weapon, a .45 calibre revolver.

Damian Meade, 34, from Bow, London was sentenced to five years and four months’ imprisonment for also selling a prohibited weapon, again a .45 calibre revolver.

A PAIR of brothers have been jailed for 20 years after a biker was scalped and beaten in a “vicious” attack in the street.

The victim was attacked in Dock Road, Tilbury, by Ferrell Falzon, 19, of Diana Way, Clacton, and Maison Falzon, 26, of Leicester Road, Tilbury, last August.

The man was driven at with a car and then attacked in front of horrified families in the street.

Prosecutor Jerry Hayes told Southend Crown Court: “It was a vicious and prolonged attack that left the victim with life-threatening injuries. He was scalped and it happened in broad daylight and had a profound affect on the men, women and children who saw it.

Ferrell Falzon admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent, possessing an offensive weapon and dangerous driving. He was jailed for nine years.

Maison Falzon admitted the same offences and was jailed for 11 years and disqualified from driving for ten-and-a-half years.
Charges of attempted murder against both brothers were ordered to lie on file.

A ROCHFORD man has been jailed for his role in a drug gang who flooded the south east with 30kg of cocaine.
The gang were caught thanks to a joint investigation by French, British and Dutch police.

They were arrested following a series of raids in which cash, drug dealing equipment, a cannabis farm, and a sawn-off shotgun were found by the police. 

Mark Scarborough, 35, of Adams Glade, Rochford, was jailed for three years for conspiracy to supply drugs.

Lisa Warner, 46, of Cambridge Road, Canvey, was convicted of entering into or being concerned in the acquisition or retention or use or control of criminal property, and concealing or disguising criminal property. 
She received a deferred sentence, and is due to return to court in six months when the sentence is expected to be suspended. 

 

Michael Read, 54, of Crouch Road, Grays, was convicted of conspiring to supply a Class A drug, and jailed for 11 years
Glen Houghton, 41, of St Peters Street, Lowestoft, was jailed for nine years for conspiring to supply a Class A drug, money laundering, and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. He was jailed for nine years.

Craig Phillips, 50, of Buckles Lane, South Ockendon, and Mark Gooch, 38, of Sandringham Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, were both charged with conspiring to supply a Class A controlled drug. Phillips was jailed for five years, and Gooch for nine years.

Stephen Hart, 54, of Lower Noak Close, Romford, was jailed for nine years for conspiring to supply a Class A drug, producing a controlled Class B drug, and possession of a shortened shotgun. 

Perry Revell, 50, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years for conspiracy to supply Class A drug, and transferring criminal property, entering into or becoming concerned in a money laundering arrangement.

Jeremy Goldner, 54, of Northolm, Edgware, was charged with conspiracy to supply a Class A drug. He also received a deferred sentence and will return to court in six months for an official sentence which is due to be suspended. 

A WORKER stole his boss’s bike and attempted to sell it on Facebook, as well as taking cash from the till after claiming he was not paid for his “good and honest work”. 

Reece Rowland, 25, formerly of Southchurch Avenue, Southend, stole £20 from the till of Timber Now in Southend, before returning to steal the bike worth more than £400. 

He claimed the firm had not paid him and he couldn’t afford to buy food. 

Rowland was jailed after the incidents, due to being in breach of two suspended sentences for threatening behaviour. 

He was jailed for 19 weeks.