19 face court after major drug operation
NINETEEN men have appeared in court in Derby to enter pleas after a major police drug operation.
Some pleaded guilty but others denied the charges and their cases will be heard in three separate trials next year.
Each defendant appeared over video link at Derby Crown Court and they were split into four hearings to cover all defendants.
The offences were included on an indictment of six counts and each man had their respective charges read to them during the hearings and was then given the chance to enter a plea.
All the cases were adjourned. A case management hearing will take place on January 29, with trials set to take place from July 5 for those who pleaded not guilty.
NINETEEN men have appeared in court in Derby to enter pleas over alleged drugs offences.
Some pleaded guilty but others denied the charges and their cases will be heard in three separate trials next year.
Each defendant appeared over video link at Derby Crown Court and they had to be split into four hearings to cover all the defendants.
The offences were included on an indictment of six counts and each man had their respective charges read to them during the hearings and were then given the chance to enter their plea.
All cases were adjourned. A case management hearing will take place on January 29, with trials set to take place from July 5 for those who pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
The defendants and their charges were as follows:
Count 1: conspiracy to supply cocaine between June 12, 2019 and July 24, 2020
Jaswant Kajla, aged 40, of Bluebird Drive, Coventry: not guilty.
Tyrone Gibbons, 32, of Sandringham Drive, Derby: not guilty.
John Castledine, 62, of Harrington Street, Normanton, Derby: not guilty.
Joseph Davidson aged 40, of Browning Street, Sunnyhill, Derby: guilty.
Nathaniel Collymore, 38, Underhill Close, Derby: guilty.
Narinderpal Sahota, 38, Village Street, Derby: not guilty.
Basharat Iqbal, 45, of Cromwell Road, Derby: not guilty.
Manveer Khakh, 32, of Harpur Avenue, Littleover: not guilty.
Michael Karim, aged 35, of The Arfena, Standard Hill, Nottingham: no plea given but recorded as not of guilty.
Paldip Mahngar, 44, of Willow Close, Derby: not guilty.
Ranjit Sandhu, 48, of Carrington Street, Derby, not guilty.
Kelly Williamson, 56, of Mansfield Road, Papplewick, Nottingham: not guilty.
Mohammed Shafiq, 37, of Stenson Road, Littleover: not guilty.
Count 2: conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer, remove criminal property from England and Wales between June 12, 2019 and July 24, 2020
■ Jaswant Kajla: not guilty
■ John Castledine: not guilty
■ Narinderpal Sahota: guilty
■ Basharat Iqbal: not guilty
■ Michael Karim: no plea given but recorded as not guilty Manveer Khakh: not guilty Banaras Iqbal, aged 41, of Cromwell Road, Derby: not guilty. Paldip Mahngar: not guilty Ranjit Sandhu: not guilty Kelly Williamson: not guilty Mohammed Shafiq: not guilty Nimrat Bahia, 25, of Black Swan Lake: not guilty.
Manraj Johal, aged 31, of Turnpike Drive, Luton: not guilty.
Count 3: Conspiracy to supply heroin between Jan 9 2020 and February 13 2020
Joseph Davidson: not guilty Shimei Connell, 37, of Pearson Avenue, Coventry: not guilty.
Marvin Johnson, 40, of Kestrel Way, Luton: not guilty.
Jermaine Callender 43, of Westerdale, Luton: not guilty.
Count 4: possessing criminal property on March 19, 2020, namely £9,830 in money
Nathanial Collymore: guilty
Count 5: possession with intent to supply cocaine
Joseph Davidson: guilty
Count 6: possession with intent to supply cannabis
Shimei Connell: not guilty