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Teesside Drug Gang Jailed for 46 Years as Ringleader Gets 15

Police say the case turned on phone evidence recovered after a 2024 crash exposed the network.

Overview

  • Six defendants were sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on Friday, with a total of 46 years in prison as ringleader Bradley Clough received 15 years.
  • Callum Quinn got 11 years, Elise Stephenson seven, Phillip Perdomo five, Louise Goupillot five, and Michael Tait three and a half years.
  • The court heard Clough led the operation with Quinn as his right‑hand man, using two drugs lines to advertise heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and zopiclone across Redcar and Cleveland.
  • The conspiracy surfaced after Perdomo crashed in September 2024, triggering Operation Artemis raids that seized drugs, cash, and phones.
  • Detectives said Clough’s phone held cash photos, incriminating messages, and a rap used in court, while searches uncovered high‑purity crack, cocaine, and stashes hidden in Kinder Eggs.