£1m in drugs Big’. Now they’ll looking shoulders’
Crime boss Vincent Coggins and, right, some of the cocaine stolen from him
ciate of cop killer Dale Cregan, who was jailed for 15 years last year for his involvement in a huge cocaine ring.
Couriers linked to Cox and Atkinson met near Manchester City’s training ground on two occasions to organise the handover.
The password agreed between them was decided as ‘Man City.’
In the aftermath of the robbery, in messages Jason Cox told how he’d taken 13 kilos of cocaine from the “biggest firm in Liverpool”, that they were “not telling a soul”.
Cox said he had had “to chop the **** up badly” during the robbery.
Jason and Lee Cox fled to Spain, but were caught and brought back to the UK to face justice.
In August last year, Jason Cox was sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison. His brother was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years. Caswell, nicknamed ‘Will’ because of an apparent resemblance to pop star Will Young, received seven years.
After he was jailed, Jason Cox’s lawyer said he would have to “look over his shoulder” for “most of the rest of his life”.
Jason Cox, 37, of Warrington, Craig Cox, 34, of no fixed address, and Caswell, 41, of no fixed address, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob.
Jason Cox and Craig Cox also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis and conspiracy to possess criminal property.
Caswell also admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin and possessing criminal property.
The Coggins gang were targeted by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit as part of an operation codenamed SubZero.
It led to a series of court cases, some of which were held at Manchester Crown Court under high security. The last concluded on Thursday.
Vincent Coggins, 58, of Woodpecker Close, West Derby, was jailed for 28 years after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to commit blackmail.
Paul Woodford, 58, of Marl Road, Kirkby, was jailed for 24 years and six months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to commit blackmail.
Michael Earle, 48, of Wallace Drive, Huyton, was jailed for 11 years after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to commit blackmail.
Darren Tierney, 46, of Chatham Street, Stockport, was jailed for 12 years and nine months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Paul Fitzsimmons, 60, of Birch Tree Court, West Derby, was jailed for 12 years and six months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Kevin Rimmer, 57, of Blacklow Brow, Huyton, was jailed for 16 years after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Dean Borrows, 39, of Ledson Grove, Aughton, was jailed for 14 years and three months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Paul Glynn, 59, of Croxdale Road West, West Derby, was jailed for 11 years and two months after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Robert Jarvis, 59, of Breckside Park, Anfield, is due to be sentenced after he was found guilty at trial for conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to commit blackmail.