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Final Drug Kingpin Jailed for Cocaine Ring
17 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Last gang member jailed for six years and nine months.
- Network supplied crack cocaine and heroin to Plymouth and Gosport.
- Brothers leading the gang received lengthy sentences earlier this year.

The final member of a significant organized crime group involved in drug trafficking has been incarcerated. Danny Venning, aged 39, was sentenced to six years and nine months at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday, marking the conclusion of the case against the 'Scouse Dave' network.
This criminal enterprise specialized in distributing class A drugs, specifically crack cocaine and heroin, to areas including Gosport in Hampshire and Plymouth in Devon. The operation was reportedly headed by two brothers who have already received their sentences earlier this year.




