Three jailed for dealing cocaine and heroin

Three members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for selling cocaine and heroin across Hull.

David Lyddon, Claire Broadbent and Reece Fullard were arrested after police began an investigation into a phone line believed to be linked to drug dealing.

Officers obtained CCTV footage which showed the mobile being topped up by Lyddon, Humberside Police said.

Analysis of calls and text messages linked Lyddon to other members of the gang.

Raids at properties across Hull in April recovered drugs, weapons and mobile devices, the force said.

On Monday at Hull Crown Court, Lyddon, 47, of Princes Dock Street in Hull, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to supplying crack cocaine and heroin.

Claire Broadbent, 43, of Fitzroy Street in Hull, also pleaded guilty to supplying Class A drugs and was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison.

Reece Fullard, 36, of Stockleigh Close in Hull, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting supplying drugs.

Louise King, 29, of Princes Dock Street in Hull, and Gary Broadbent, 46, of Arncliffe Close in Hull, each received a three-year sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to supplying Class A drugs.

Det Con Ross Markham said: "By cutting off this drugs line, we have stopped a significant volume of heroin and crack cocaine from reaching our streets."

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