THIS is the face of an “untouchable” crime boss who was jailed for 22 years for running a multimillion-pound drug smuggling ring. The image of Hove-man Matthew Harrod was released by Metropolitan Police after he was convicted of leading a network of smugglers and couriers. They used encrypted mobile phones to deal drugs including cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines. He along with nine other members of the gang were all jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on December 10.
Matthew Harrod This was the end of a Metropolitan Police operation that began when the gang was placed under surveillance in June 2018 and ended with 21 people behind bars.
Drug moguls from Tonbridge and Greenhithe jailed as part of Met Police investigation
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Updated: 13:30, 15 December 2020
Two men have been jailed for 26 years between them for their parts in an organised crime network.
Paul Clarke, of Horns Lodge Lane, near Tonbridge, and John O Brien, of Bean Road, in Greenhithe, were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court last Thursday following a two-year investigation by the Met, named Operation Edge.
John OâBrien, 69, of Bean Road, Greenhithe was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. Picture: Met Police
They were sentenced alongside the head of the gang, Matthew Harrod, of Kingsway, in Hove, who received 22 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis.
‘Untouchable’ drug gang leader jailed for 22 years
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14 December 2020, 5:37 pm
An “untouchable” crime boss has been jailed for 22 years for running a multimillion-pound drug smuggling ring.
Matthew Harrod led a network of smugglers and couriers who used encrypted mobile phones to deal drugs including cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines.
He along with nine other members of the gang were all jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on December 10.
This was the end of a Metropolitan Police operation that began when the gang was placed under surveillance in June 2018 and ended with 21 people behind bars.
Matthew Harrod
Harrod, 47, of Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex, had been released from prison in 2017 after serving part of a previous 10-year sentence for drug dealing and been placed under a serious crime prevention order.
By Press Association 2021
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An “untouchable” crime boss has been jailed for 22 years for running a multimillion-pound drug smuggling ring.
Matthew Harrod led a network of smugglers and couriers who used encrypted mobile phones to deal drugs including cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines.
He along with nine other members of the gang were all jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on December 10.
This was the end of a Metropolitan Police operation that began when the gang was placed under surveillance in June 2018 and ended with 21 people behind bars.
Matthew Harrod, 47, the leader of the crime network, has been jailed for 22 years (Metropolitan Police/PA)
By Press Association 2021
A Metropolitan Police sign
An “untouchable” crime boss has been jailed for 22 years for running a multimillion-pound drug smuggling ring.
Matthew Harrod led a network of smugglers and couriers who used encrypted mobile phones to deal drugs including cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamines.
He along with nine other members of the gang were all jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on December 10.
This was the end of a Metropolitan Police operation that began when the gang was placed under surveillance in June 2018 and ended with 21 people behind bars.
Matthew Harrod, 47, the leader of the crime network, has been jailed for 22 years (Metropolitan Police/PA)