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LIVE: Anita Towler and Steven Ruddick sentenced for drugs offences

  • Two people connected to a North East drugs gang are due to be sentenced
  • The gang flooded the region with millions of pounds worth of cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis
  • Anita Towler, 43, of Second Street, Consett, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
  • Steven Ruddick, 38, of Pasture Row, Eldon, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine
  • A judge said the purity of the cocaine – between 90 per cent and 95 per cent – proved how high up the gangs were in the drug supply network
  • Detectives were unable to put an exact figure on the amount of drugs and cash used

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