Broughton man jailed over role in £1.5m drug conspiracy
A Broughton man has been jailed for his role in a major cocaine supply conspiracy that led to drugs worth more than £1.5m being taken off the streets.
Karl Eyre, 46, of Beeby Way, Broughton, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.
Eyre was one of 12 individuals sentenced at Chester Crown Court following an investigation by Cheshire Constabulary into an organised crime group operating across Chester, North Wales and Staffordshire.
The group was targeted as part of Operation Haunt, which ran between October 2023 and March 2025 and uncovered a large-scale conspiracy to supply cocaine.
Police said Eyre acted as a courier for the group, transporting cocaine primarily between Blacon, Whitchurch and Holt.
Officers stopped Eyre’s vehicle on the A41 on 12 July 2024 while it was travelling towards Whitchurch. Cocaine and cash were seized from both the vehicle and Eyre himself.
The wider investigation led to multiple arrests, search warrants and vehicle stops, culminating in the seizure of 15kg of cocaine from a vehicle on the M6 in November 2024. The total street value of drugs recovered during the operation was estimated at up to £1.58m.
In total, 12 defendants received a combined sentence of more than 70 years in prison after all pleaded guilty to their roles in the conspiracy.
Detective Sergeant Roy Wellings said the case marked the conclusion of a lengthy investigation into organised drug supply, adding that significant quantities of Class A drugs had been removed from local communities.
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