Drug dealer who 'worked for US rapper 50 Cent' part of gang jailed for over 160 years for cocaine trafficking
O'Donnell was caught in the process of preparing 10 kilograms of cocaine for onward sale and the pair, along with another trusted associate, Jordan Hudson, were arrested.Investigations found that the cocaine had been delivered to O'Donnell by Nasar Ali and Usman Majeed, both from Manchester. Both Majeed and Ali have been convicted and sentenced earlier this year in relation to Class A drug offences, with the estimated amount supplied agreed to be between 1,600 to 2,400kgs. Majeed was jailed for more than 15 years while Ali received over 11 years.Amanda Hutchinson and Kyle Steadman were both customers of O'Donnell's Sinfin group, buying wholesale quantities of cocaine to sell on.
- ▪O'Donnell was caught in the process of preparing 10 kilograms of cocaine for onward sale and the pair, along with another trusted associate, Jordan Hudson, were arrested.Investigations found that the cocaine had been delivered to O'Donnell
- ▪Both Majeed and Ali have been convicted and sentenced earlier this year in relation to Class A drug offences, with the estimated amount supplied agreed to be between 1,600 to 2,400kgs.
- ▪Majeed was jailed for more than 15 years while Ali received over 11 years.Amanda Hutchinson and Kyle Steadman were both customers of O'Donnell's Sinfin group, buying wholesale quantities of cocaine to sell on.
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Thirteen people – including one said to work as part of touring staff for US rapper 50 Cent – have been jailed for a combined total of more than 160 years for their part in a drugs conspiracy.The group were responsible for bringing multiple kilos of high purity cocaine into Derbyshire, which was then distributed to customers and other dealers for onward supply.The drugs brought into Derby were distributed to multiple organised crime groups – including two headed by Dominic Hulland and Aaron O'Donnell, with Harninder Purewal also being a facilitator above them both.Another defendant, Tony Lewis, was also involved at a high level, while others were capable of facilitating the supply of multi kilos of Class A drugs.The East Midlands Special Operations Unit investigation took place over a…
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