Four men found guilty of Ipswich murder linked to 'county lines' drug dealing

Four men have been convicted of a murder in Ipswich linked to 'county lines' drug dealing.

Dean Stansby, 41, from Trimley St Mary, was stabbed to death in Ancaster Road in February last year.

Yesterday, (July 24) a jury found Tecwyn Parker, 48, and Jason Ruby, 45, both from Ipswich and Daniel Kaganda, 24, and Amiadul Islam, 25, both from London, guilty of murder after a 14-week trial.

Ipswich Crown Court heard that Mr Stansby came to Ipswich to buy drugs from a supply operation known as ‘AJ and Sky’, who the four defendants all worked for.

Islam was one of the organisers of the operation in London.

Kaganda was a ‘runner’ who controlled the drugs that were given out to be sold and received the money from the sales.

Parker and Ruby were local drug users hired to deal the drugs provided by Kaganda on the street.

Parker was sent to deal the drugs to Mr Stansby but claimed that when he met him he recognised him and thought he was going to be robbed.

He then returned to the flat where Kaganda and Ruby were and a series of phones calls took place with Islam in London.

Kaganda, Parker and Ruby then went back out together where they confronted Mr Stansby, before he was fatally stabbed.

During the extensive investigation that followed the murder of Dean Stansby, police say they also uncovered a wider conspiracy to supply drugs into Ipswich by the AJ and Sky operation.

Daniel Kaganda and Amiadul Islam admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs prior to the murder trial.

Jason Ruby denied any involvement in the supply of Class A drugs at all, claiming he was just a user. This was not accepted by the jury who unanimously convicted him.

All four men have been remanded in custody until they are sentenced on Monday (July 30).