AN ORGANISED crime gang from Oxfordshire have been ordered to repay nearly £1m they made from supplying cocaine and heroin.

Confiscation orders for £779,624 were made against the remaining two members of the 11-man gang after a one day hearing at Oxford Crown Court yesterday, bringing the total to £945,879.  

The group were sentenced to more than 92 years in prison between them for conspiracy to supply drugs last year.

Phillip Croxson, of Thames Valley Police Economic Crime Unit, said: “This has been a long and challenging investigation into the financial affairs of this organised crime group.

“Our attempts to secure confiscation orders and forfeitures have often been vigorously contested but I am pleased that the matter is concluded with £779,624 being confiscated from the last two men.”

Martin Gray was given three months to pay £615,154.22. If he defaults on this payment he will serve a consecutive sentence of five years and six months imprisonment.

Gavin Preston was given three months to pay £164,470. If he defaults on this payment he will serve a consecutive sentence of two years’ imprisonment.

This brings the total to £945,879 following earlier confiscation and cash forfeiture orders made at Oxford Crown Court against the rest of the drugs gang.

The men were brought to justice last year following a lengthy Thames Valley Police investigation into their organised crime group.

The men were arrested following a number of warrants carried out in February and March 2014 at properties in Oxford and Woodstock and searches of vehicles in High Wycombe and Dover areas.

Among the items seized were 14kg of cocaine and 7kg of heroin with an estimated street value of around £24 million.

Also seized was more than £50,000 in cash, a hydraulic press and various items of drug paraphernalia.

Following the conclusion of the trials last year, the Thames Valley Police Economic Crime Unit has sought to recoup some of the profits made by these men via confiscation and cash forfeiture orders.

At Oxford Crown Court last year the men were sentenced at Oxford Crown Court as follows:

Martin Gray, 34, of Randolph Avenue, Woodstock, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine and heroin). He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Previously at a hearing at Banbury Magistrates’ Court, a cash forfeiture order of £5,431.87 was made against Gray. At the hearing this week a confiscation order of £615,154.22 was made.

Gavin Preston, 37, from Astrop Lane, Oxford, had also pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) between August 15, 2013, to February 27, 2014, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Previously at a hearing at Banbury Magistrates’ Court a cash forfeiture order of £1,176.86 was made against Gavin Preston. At the hearing this week a Confiscation Order of £164,470 was made.

David Bowen, 44, of Mumford Drive, Northampton, pleaded guilty after being charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine and heroin). He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £2,449.41 was made against Bowen.

Yemi Aiyegbusi, aged 37 from Walton Street, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court after being charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine and heroin). He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.

Previously, at seperate hearings at Oxford Crown Court and Banbury Magistrates’ Court a Confiscation Order of £10,634.54 and a Cash Forfeiture Order £41,232.93 were made against Aiyegbusi.

Shorne Ross, 43, from Mumford Drive, Northampton, was found guilty of the charge of conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply cocaine. He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £62.02 was made against Ross.

Hakan Razaki , 44, from Prunuslaan, Aandijk, Holland, pleaded guilty to the charge of importing heroin and cocaine. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £754.52 was made against Razaki.

Aaron Preston, 36, from Ashurst Way, Oxford, had also pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £754.80 against Aaron Preston.

Reece Preston, 30, from Ashurst Way, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to the charge of allowing his premises to be used in the supply of controlled drugs. He was sentenced to three years and eight months’ imprisonment. No order was sought against Reece Preston as it was accepted he had no assets.

Ali Neziri, 33, from Hundred Acres Close, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to a charge of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £5.00 was made against Neziri.

Ryan Davies, 35, from Kelburne Road, Oxford, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply a controlled drug (cocaine) to another and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £102,253.44 was made against Ryan Davies. He has paid in full.

Previously sentenced in connection to this investigation was Dritan Meta, 35, from Denton Close, Oxford who had pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled drug (one and a half kilos of cocaine) with intent to supply. He was sentenced to four years and 10 months imprisonment.  

Earlier this year at a hearing at the same court a Confiscation Order of £1,500.00 was made against Meta.