Main: Michael Birch. Right, down from top, Macauley Smith, Gary Beck and Ryan Huckle. A GANG responsible for supplying crack cocaine and heroin of an estimated street value of £182,000 in Ellesmere Port have been jailed. Led by Michael Birch, 53, of Forge Road in Little Sutton, the gang of four were known as the ‘Birchy Team’.
Michael Birch Over several months Birch directed street dealers Ryan Huckle, Macauley Smith, Gary Beck to deal heroin and crack cocaine to users across the town. When officers raided Birch’s home on February 11, ‘graft’ phones used to sell drugs were discovered along with scales, £740 in cash, a cutting agent for heroin and lists of numbers for addicts in the area.
Crack and heroin gang the Birchy Team flooded streets with drugs
The gang s activities were uncovered when police raided the home of leader Michael Birch and found burner phones, cutting agents and cash
14:19, 14 APR 2021
Updated
Michael Birch was described as the leader of the Birchy Team gang which flooded Ellesmere Port with heroin and crack cocaine (Image: Cheshire Constabulary)
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Birchy Team jailed for crack cocaine and heroin supply in Ellesmere Port A gang that supplied crack cocaine and heroin with an estimated street value of £182,000 to users across Ellesmere Port has been jailed. Led by Michael Birch, 53, of Forge Road in Little Sutton, the gang of four were known as the Birchy Team . Over several months Birch directed street dealers Ryan Huckle, Macauley Smith, Gary Beck to deal heroin and crack cocaine to users in the town. When police raided Birch s home on February, graft phones used to sell drugs were discovered along with scales, £740 in cash, a cutting agent for heroin and lists of numbers for addicts in the area.