Sentences for the six amount to 174 years

THE sentences for each of the men passed down on Friday, December 15, 2023, were as follows:

Daniel Gibbons, 39, of Wordsworth Road, Reddish, was found guilty of conspiring to possess a firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply amphetamine. He was found not guilty of conspiring to supply MDMA.

He was sentenced to 12 years for drugs offences, and 14 years for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 28 years.

Daniel Waters, 41, of Broom Avenue, Reddish, was found guilty of conspiring to possess firearms or ammunition with intent to endanger life. He was sentenced to 10-and-ahalf years for drugs offences, and 14 years for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 26-and-a-half years.

Conor Sandlan, 32, of Redfearn Wood, Rochdale, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to supply cocaine; conspiracy to supply MDMA, and conspiracy to supply amphetamine. He was sentenced to 14 years and three months for drugs offences, and 14 years and three months for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 30-and-a-half years. Mohammed Omar Malik, 33, of St Mary’s Parsonage, Manchester city centre, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life; conspiracy to supply cocaine; conspiracy to supply MDMA; and conspiracy to supply amphetamine. He was sentenced to 18 years for drugs offences, and 18 years for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 38 years.

Sean Hogan, 40, of West Park, Denton, Tameside, was found guilty of conspiring to supply firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life; and guilty of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and ketamine. He was sentenced to 11 years for drugs offences, and 11 years for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 24 years.

Andrew Cooney, 39, of Oakfield Close, Alderley Edge, was found guilty of conspiring to possess firearms or ammunition with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to supply cocaine. He was found not guilty of conspiring to supply amphetamine. He was sentenced to 12 years for drugs offences, and 13 years for firearms offences, to run consecutively. A two-year extension means his total term is 27 years.

The seventh man, Adrian Gonzalez, will be sentenced on January 26.