But between June and December 2019, the group were under the careful watch of the police, who made eight visits to the hides, accounting for 2.5kg of cocaine. They also observed members of the group make 30 visits to the hides, estimating the true scale over the months of surveillance to amount to around 5kg of cocaine. The court heard the group operated “relatively closely”to the source of drugs coming into the UK. All four defendants admitted conspiracy to supply a Class A drug. Gregory was also sentenced for two separate charges of possession with intent to supply Class B and Class A drugs.