Group jailed for running heroin drugs ring

Three men and one woman have been jailed for operating a cocaine and heroin drugs ring in Dorset.

It follows a lengthy investigation led by detectives from Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team.

Jason O’Brien, 23 and from Liverpool, was handed a total of 12 years in prison.

Martin MacGillivary, 32 and of Christchurch, was jailed for five and a half years. His girlfriend Jennifer Corrales-Ruiz, 25 and of Christchurch, received a 16-month prison sentence after previously pleading guilty to two charges of knowingly being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Daniel Tinson, 22 and of Christchurch, was jailed for 20 months on 5 November 2015 after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine.

The court was told that the grievous bodily harm offence took place on the morning of Thursday 13 November 2014, when O'Brien and two accomplices visited a man at an address in Poole who they believed owed them a drugs debt.

The man was woken by the sounds of stones being thrown at the windows and shouting.

Fearing for his safety, the victim jumped out of the first floor bedroom window and hid in a neighbour's garage. He was followed by the three men and punched before managing to break free.

As he crossed Sea View Road, the victim was mown down by O'Brien in a silver car. The two men then kicked and punched the man before repeatedly stamping on his head.

It transpired that the victim was targeted through a case of mistaken identity, the court heard.