Dealers caged following major police operation across Newbury and Thatcham

Thames Valley Police executed a series of warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act across Newbury and into Thatcham in March this year, and the results of all the court results have been published.
The following people were sentenced today (Friday 19):
Steven Cook, aged 48, from St John’s Road, Newbury, was jailed for three years after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Kelly Dean, aged 24, from Windsor Court, Newbury, was sentenced to two years in jail after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Michelle Hoyle, aged 33, from St Michael’s Road, Newbury, admitted conspiring to supply class A drugs and was sentenced to two years in jail.
Jamie Dean, aged 31, from Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, was sentenced to a 12-month community order and drug rehabilitation requirement after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Sylvia Boswell, aged 62, from Sayers Close, Newbury was sentenced to a community order and curfew after admitting permitting the use of premises for the supply of class A drugs.
The following people were sentenced on 5 October:
Chris Boswell (pictured), aged 63, from Lamtarra Way, Greenham, Newbury, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, heroin and cocaine. He was also sentenced to 15 months for possession of a bladed article to be served consecutively.
Julian Boswell, aged 41, from Sayers Close, Greenham, was jailed for four-and-a-half years for conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.
Peter Lucas, aged 49, from Green Lane, Newbury, was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to supplying class A drugs.
Penny Stitson, aged 52, from Mill Lane, Newbury, was jailed for 32 months after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Danny Davis, aged 60, from Mill Lane, Newbury, was jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Nnamdi Aniagwu, aged 19, from Fairlawn Park, London, known as Ricardo, was jailed for three years and eight months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply both heroin and cocaine.
Nicholas Studart, aged 44, from Queens Road, Newbury, was jailed for three-and-a-half years for supplying class A drugs.
Darren Wooldridge, aged 41, from Park Way, Newbury, was sentenced to two years in prison of supplying class A drugs.
Simon Rose, aged 42, from Borderers Gardens, Thatcham, was jailed for 32 months after admitting being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
Donald O’Brien, age 54, from Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, was sentenced to 27 months for supplying class A drugs and possession of cocaine. He was jailed for an additional three months for failing to appear at court.
Craig Mandeville, aged 28, from Redshank Court, Thatcham, was jailed for two years for supplying class A drugs and possession of cocaine.
Samantha Gillespie, aged 41, from Derby Road, Newbury, was given a 12-month community order with a supervision requirement and is required to attended a ‘Thinking Ahead for Women’ course. She had pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs.
The following people were sentenced on 27 July:
Vaughan Cox, aged 42, from St Johns Road, Newbury, was jailed for four years after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Ian Dobson, aged 34, from Drayton Road, Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, was jailed for 16 months after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Alan Waters, aged 37, from Southend, Cold Ash, Thatcham, was jailed for 16 months after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Maurice Black, aged 31, from Newtown Road, Newbury, was jailed for 14 months after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Sonya Moss, aged 38, from St John’s Road, Newbury, was sentenced to a 12-month community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement after admitting conspiring to supply class A drugs.
Superintendent Robin Rickard, the West Berkshire Commander, said: “This was a major operation involving a large number of police officers which targeted criminals who were dealing illegal drugs in Newbury and Thatcham.
“The action we have taken and the subsequent sentences given at court shows that drug dealers will not be tolerated in this area. Those that have been jailed have been punished with lengthy prison sentences.
“Protecting the public is the most important role for the police, the communities of Newbury and Thatcham will now be protected from the damage that these criminals caused both directly from drug dealing and indirectly through encouraging, often vulnerable people, to commit crime in order to buy illegal drugs.”
“Please be assured, we will continue to take strong and decisive action against those who cause misery in our community through the supply of illegal drugs.”
"I would like to thank all those people from Newbury and Thatcham who have supported the police in tackling these criminals who have now been sentenced, by continuing to work together with partner agencies and the public we will make sure that West Berkshire stays the safe place that it deserves to be."