Swindon cocaine gang ringleader jailed for 23 years

Eight people have been jailed for a total 82 years over a multi-million-pound conspiracy to supply cocaine.

An extensive Wiltshire Police investigation led to the prosecutions, and ringleader Warren Allison from Swindon was jailed for 23 years
The organised crime group dealt more than 70kg of the Class A drug around the South West and beyond.
Their sentencing followed a 12-week trial at Winchester Crown Court.
At the heart of the conspiracy were brothers Warren Allison, from Swindon, and Kelroy Allison, from Trowbridge, who ran a significant cocaine operation over a four-and-a-half-year period.
Richard Cowell was recruited as a trusted driver, using a specially-modified vehicle provided by the Allison brothers, containing a purpose-built concealment, to covertly and securely courier huge quantities of Class A drugs and cash on behalf of the brothers across the southwest. 
Cowell used an EncroChat phone with the handle name SouthKangaroo, and admitted also couriering cash and drugs on behalf of other organised crime groups.
Porcia Densley, who was in a romantic relation with Warren Allison, acted as the ‘finance manager’, delivering and collecting cash from customers and couriers, transferring money to various people on Warren’s instruction, and managing the vast quantities of cash generated as part to their criminal enterprise. Her role allowed Warren Allison to run the drug business smoothly.
Thanks to local intelligence, the Wiltshire Police Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) commenced an investigation into the group in 2020.
The police say the use of covert policing tactics including surveillance demonstrated the scale of the offending, and identified other people involved in the Allison brothers’ criminality.
By forensically examining thousands of documents, phone reports and telecoms data, connections were drawn between the Allison brothers and their multi-million-pound Class A drug operation.
Further support was provided by the National Crime Agency, assisting in accessing the highly encrypted SKY ECC communication devices, revealing the level of disruption and panic that had been caused by the shutdown of the EncroChat network by French law enforcement in June 2020.
Evidence was also obtained following the execution of a warrant obtained by Chippenham Neighbourhood Policing team in 2021 at the home address of Kelroy Allison. His mobile phones were found to contain years of drugs ledgers, and evidence of drugs trafficking going back to January 2016.
During the trial, the Allison brothers and Richard Cowell claimed that the messages and evidence relied upon were not in fact referring to cocaine, but counterfeit clothing, and that it was a delivery of clothing that they were expecting to be delivered to Anthony Burke on November 3, 2020.
It was also proven during the trial that Warren Allison had been the user of the Encrochat handle LegalMaster.
Following a trial, the Allison brothers, Cowell, Burke and Densley were found guilty. Aliko, Pisha and Hoxha had previously pleaded guilty to one count.
The eight defendants were sentenced as follows:
Warren Allison, 36, of Sherford Road, Haydon Wick, Swindon, for two counts of conspiracy to supply cocaine: 23 years
Kelroy Allison, 41 of Moyle Park, Hilperton, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: 16.5 years
Richard Cowell, 57, of Godolphin Close, Freshbrook, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: nine years
Porcia Densley, 38, of Burnet Close, Melksham, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: eight years
Anthony Burke, 34, of Pennyroyal Grove, Bristol, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: eight years
Ledian Hoxha, 38, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: seven years four months
Pjeter Pisha, 37, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: six years eight months
Enid Aliko, 28, for one count of conspiracy to supply cocaine: for years
Investigating officer DC Matthew Harvey: “This investigation has systematically broken up a significant operation which was dealing huge amounts of cocaine across not just Wiltshire but the South West region and beyond.
“The drugs that the Allison brothers, aided by Cowell and Densley, dealt between 2016 and 2020 will have contributed to the social, health and economic impact that cocaine has in the country, such as the associated issues of anti-social behaviour, drug-related violence and acquisitive crime.
“There is also the considerable violence and exploitation which takes place along the supply chain.
“The ringleader behind the organised crime group, Warren Allison, has now been sentenced to more than two decades’ imprisonment, while his brother Kelroy has been jailed for more than 16 years.
“Their wider associates have also been jailed for several years. Intelligence from this operation enabled numerous other targeted arrests, operations and disruptions to be made to many other organised criminals across our region with whom the Allison brothers had been criminally associating with.
“I hope these sentences show that those involved in organised criminal activity are not untouchable or above the law – there are dedicated teams targeting these individuals, and they can be brought to justice.
“I want to highlight the importance of community intelligence in cracking a case like this.
“We know that Warren purchased numerous high value vehicles, including a Lamborghini Huracan, Mercedes C63 AMG and an Audi RS6, with his ill-gotten gains. These extravagant displays of wealth do not go unnoticed by the public, nor the police.
“If there’s anything which you think could be suspicious, please report it. Any piece of intelligence could be vital.”