Final member of organised crime gang jailed

The final member of an organised crime gang which sold cocaine on the streets of North Yorkshire has been jailed.

Scott Tuohey, 49, from Greasbrough, Rotherham, was convicted of participating in an organised crime gang and was jailed at York Crown Court for 28 months.

The other members of the group were jailed in 2024 for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Police said the gang moved "vast amounts" of cocaine between York and Tadcaster during 2022 and 2023.

North Yorkshire Police's Organised Crime Unit seized huge hauls of Class A drugs worth more than £50,000 as part of a major operation.

The force said one member was found with £43,000 of high-purity cocaine in a backpack when he was arrested.

Officers said Tuohey had been involved in debt collection, which included making serious threats to get money.

The majority of the group had been jailed for between two and 10 years in 2024, however one member, Luke Atkin, had fled abroad.

He was jailed for 10 years in his absence and was subsequently given an additional four months in prison after he was extradited to the UK from Thailand.

Det Con Leah Kitchen said Tuohey's sentence added to the "substantial total" members of the gang had already received.

"Through a diligent and extensive investigation, a serious organised crime gang has been dismantled and can no longer operate in North Yorkshire, with the eighth member now joining his colleagues who are already serving long prison sentences."

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