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flag Darren Newlands sentenced to 20 years for cocaine trafficking and money laundering via his business.

flag Darren Newlands, 44, of Devizes, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a major cocaine trafficking operation from 2016 to 2020, using his business Wiltshire Tyres to launder money and conceal illicit transactions. flag He admitted to buying at least five kilograms of cocaine from the Allison brothers and reselling it, with the network trafficking over 70kg of cocaine worth £5.6 million to £7 million. flag Authorities disrupted the operation during a planned London deal involving an Albanian supplier, seizing drugs and encrypted devices. flag Eight others, including the Allison brothers, were previously jailed. flag Police are pursuing asset recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act, with potential returns exceeding £3 million.

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