A middle-class mother-of-three who ran a family drug trafficking ring from her £500,000 suburban semi-detached home in one of Britain’s most affluent villages has been jailed for three years.
Julie Finney, 48, and her two sons Marcus and Dylan set up their HQ at her three-bedroom home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, after the youngsters were brought up against a background of cocaine and cannabis abuse.
Over a 16-month period, retail worker Finney helped mastermind what was described as a ‘well-run and busy’ trade in Class A and Class C drugs from her property on a cul-de-sac in the epicentre of the county’s so-called ‘Golden Triangle’.
As part of the narcotics operation her sons would send out so-called ‘flare’ texts to addicts with their latest offers whilst she herself offered discounted rates on her wares and gave her bank details for online payments.
The operation was eventually busted after a major police investigation into drug supply in the area where Premier League footballers and TV stars have luxury properties and where more champagne per head is sold than anywhere else in the UK.
Julie Finney, a middle class mother-of-three who ran a family drug trafficking business
Julie Finney’Cheapest Medical Marijuana 39 S Doctors Near Me son Marcus Finney outside Chester Crown Court
Dylan (left) was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders institution, suspended for 18 months.Pictured here with Marcus
At Chester Crown Court, Finney wept as she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis.
The brothers both admitted the same drugs offences as their mother.
Marcus, 28, was jailed for four years whilst Dylan, 19, was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders institution, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to abide by a 8pm to 6am curfew for 12 months.
Mr Sion ap Mihangel, prosecuting, said the drug dealing took place from 15 January 2020 until their arrest on 30 May 2021 and added: ‘Julie and her sons operated a well-run and busy street dealing enterprise together.
‘Marcus and Dylan would routinely send out flare messages advertising sales of cannabis.There was mention of large quantities of drugs being sourced and the purchasing of cannabis by the kilogram.
‘On 18 December 2020, police executed a search warrant at the defendants’ home address when Dylan was present.Police seized 88g of cannabis valued at between £419 and £460 together with £1,182 in cash.
‘Police also found scales and bags and cutting agents were also received. Dylan alone was arrested on that occasion.
‘On March 3, 2021 police officers observed Marcus behaving in a manner suggesting that he was dealing drugs.He was going in and out of vehicles acting suspiciously generally at various locations.
Julie Finney has been jailed for three years and Marcus, 28, was jailed for four years
‘Julie Finney arranged supply of high-quality cocaine and supplied details to others when arranging supplies of drugs,’ a court heard
