Below are some of the more serious drug cases to have passed through Sheffield Crown Court and other courts recently involving a variety of illegal substances.
Offenders have been involved in dealing class A drugs including heroin and crack cocaine and two others were involved in smuggling drugs into a prison.
One dealer was brought to justice after road traffic police stopped his vehicle because of a broken brake light, while another offender was jailed for producing cannabis after 331 plants were found at a Sheffield property.
But judges have seen fit to punish these offenders appropriately with custodial sentences of varying lengths.
One dealer was brought to justice after road traffic police stopped his vehicle because of a broken brake light, while another offender was jailed for producing cannabis after 331 plants were found at a Sheffield property.
5. Ryan Doyle
Sheffield Crown Court heard how prison inmate Ryan Doyle, pictured, became involved with a prison officer who worked at HMP Moorland, in Doncaster, and she agreed to collect and deliver ecstasy drugs for him. Giles Bridge, prosecuting, explained Doyle, aged 30, at the time of sentencing, supplied MDMA to inmates. Doyle, of HMP Doncaster, pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply class A drugs, conspiring to convey an illegal device into prison, and transferring criminal property. Judge Peter Kelson QC jailed Doyle for eight years in February. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
6. Hannah Fulcher
Pictured is former HMP Moorland prison officer Hannah Fulcher, of Westgate, Lincolnshire, who pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office, conspiring to supply class A drugs and conspiring to convey an illegal device into prison. Sheffield Crown Court heard in February how Fulcher worked at HMP Moorland, in Doncaster, and became involved with inmate and dealer Ryan Doyle, aged 30, and agreed to collect and deliver ecstasy drugs for him. Judge Peter Kelson QC jailed Fulcher, aged 21 at the time of sentencing, to five years of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police
8. Ervis Cangoja
Sheffield Crown Court heard on July 15 how Ervis Cangoja, aged 20, of no fixed abode, was arrested after police raided a property on City Road, The Manor, Sheffield, and discovered 331 cannabis plants in five rooms. Cangoja, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to producing 331 class B drug cannabis plants. Clarkson Baptiste, defending, said he had played a lesser role in the operation and he was just a gardener. Judge Rachael Harrison sentenced Cangoja to nine months of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police