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With a small child in their arms, two women meet in the parking lot of a prison.
But this is not an innocent visit to a prisoner.
Secretly filmed video footage shows the couple achieving a cash-for-drugs trade as part of a massive inter-Pennine trafficking operation that includes the supply of heroin and cocaine.
Natalie Wrafter 31, and Shazia Din, 42, had just visited Natalie’s father, Peter, in Doncaster Jail.
He was serving a 12-year sentence after being found in possession of a revolver and ammunition along with a kilogram of heroin in a van parked outside his Doncaster home.
But after she was incarcerated, Natalie took her place at the helm of the drug supply line that had started with Din.
In the clip, Natalie Wrafter passes wads of cash to Din, which is placed in a bag in the trunk of her Mercedes.
After the money was delivered, James Dickson traveled from Doncaster to Manchester to finalize the business agreement reached by Natalie Wrafter and Din.
He picked up a one kilo block of Class A drugs.
Din was the matriarch of a Bury crime family and Natalie the daughter of a major Yorkshire drug dealer.
The Bury family set up a beauty business, known as “The Beauty Booth,” as a front to launder dirty money made for huge profits, police say.
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Din, of The Drive, Bury, is now serving a 15-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, and MDMA; and conspiracy to supply class B drugs, namely cannabis; and conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property.
Natalie Wrafter, of Harewood Avenue, Doncaster, who pleaded guilty prior to trial of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin; conspiracy to supply class B drugs, namely amphetamines; and the conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property was jailed for 11 years and three months.
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Dickson, 61, of Fojambe Crescent, Doncaster, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, and was jailed for four years and six months.
Another member of the drug ring was captured after a police chase, also captured on film.
Graham Towriss, whose role was a messenger, was stopped on the northbound A1 in Doncaster by traffic officers after providing Mark Bird with a kilogram of class in a gym parking lot.
A few weeks later Towriss was arrested in Doncaster after a police chase during which he threw a kilo of block of cocaine from his vehicle.
It was discovered that he was in possession of an encrypted telephone and was working for the Din family; he had previously been seen by undercover officers meeting Hassan Din in the Rochdale area. He was the son of Shazia Din, who played a key role in the drug operation, along with his sister, Abia.
Towriss, 28, of Hartford Avenue, Heywood, was convicted in September of possessing cocaine with the intent to supply it; possessing heroin with the intention of supplying it; possessing a Class A controlled drug with the intent to supply it; possessing cannabis with the intention of supplying; Driving when not in shape due to drinks or drugs and dangerous driving. He was imprisoned for six years.
Bird, 33, of Stonegate Mews, Doncaster, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, and jailed for seven years.
Hassan Din, of The Drive, Bury, was imprisoned for 14 years. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class B drugs, specifically cannabis, and conspiracy to transfer criminal property. He was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin; and conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely MDMA.
A third of the footage captured David Wright traveling from Rochdale to a Doncaster housing estate with a block of high-purity cocaine in the passenger footwell of his vehicle.
Melvyn Sheldon was filmed fleeing the vehicle before being captured by police officers.
Wright was found in possession of an encrypted phone and had previously transported £ 170,000 in criminal cash for the Din family.
The cocaine was recovered and had a wholesale value of £ 50,000 due to its purity.
Wright, 54, of Fletcher Close, Heywood, who pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, and conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property was jailed for four years.
Sheldon, 40, of East Avenue, Doncaster, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, and jailed for six years.
In total, 17 people were jailed for a total of 140 years for their involvement in the drug ring.
More than 60 kilos of class A drugs, including heroin and cocaine, worth £ 3 million, £ 300,000 in cash were seized; a hydraulic press, drug paraphernalia, a pistol and ammunition after Operation Heart conducted by GMP and South Yorkshire Police.
Detective Inspector Lee Griffin of GMP’s Serious and Organized Crime Group said: “During the operation we scrutinized this group intensively as we uncovered their illicit activities across the country, allowing us to gather evidence and unravel the conspiracy.
“It is thanks to the hard work of all the officers in this case from the Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire Police that a group of criminals using sophisticated methods has been prevented from invading our streets with huge amounts of drugs.
“This operation predates recent advances in breaking down encrypted criminal communication and required a significant amount of time, effort and skill from those charged with targeting the criminal group.
“We have disrupted drug supplies and cash payments between the regions not just Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire, but across the UK.
“Drugs ruin lives, destroy relationships and ruin our communities; It was also clear that in this case vulnerable people were exploited to promote illegal drug trafficking. Those responsible for supplying illegal drugs to vulnerable people do not deserve a place in our society, and our community is a safer place with them behind bars.
“I hope this ruling sends a clear message that GMP will work with our colleagues across the UK to relentlessly go after people who supply harmful drugs and we will do everything we can to bring them to justice.”
In total 19 people were convicted and 17 of them imprisoned.
Those sentenced were:
Shazia Din, 42, of The Drive, Bury, was imprisoned for 15 years.
Abia Din, 45, of Woodman Drive, Bury, incarcerated for 18 years.
Hassan Din, 21, of The Drive, Bury, was jailed for 14 years.
Natalie Wrafter, of Harewood Avenue, Doncaster, was incarcerated for 11 years and three months.
Adam Hopewell, 32, of Whitcomb Drive, Rossington, was jailed for nine years and six months.
Lee Davis, 37, of Polefield Hall Road, Prestwich, was jailed for nine years.
Mark Bird, 33, of Stonegate Mews, Doncaster, was jailed for seven years.
David Wright, 54, of Fletcher Close, Heywood, was jailed for four years.
Melvyn Sheldon, 40, of East Avenue, Doncaster, was jailed for six years.
Lewis Yates, 32, of Foxlair Road, Wythenshawe, was sentenced to 12 months in prison with 18-month suspension and subjected to an electronically controlled curfew.
Rachel Turpin, 39, of Boswell Close, New Rossington, was sentenced to two years in prison with a 2-year suspension, subject to an electronically supervised curfew and 150 hours of unpaid work.
Jonathon Ramsbottom, 37, of Fairfield Avenue, Maesteg, South Wales, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
James Dickson, 61, of Fojambe Crescent, Doncaster, was jailed for four years and six months.
Rocky Smith, 31, of Tranmore Lane, Eggborough, Goole, was jailed for five and a half years.
Last year, Peter Wrafter, of Harewood Avenue, Doncaster, was jailed for 12 years.
Alan Forster, 42, of Wheately Hall Road, Doncaster, for possession was jailed for three years and six months.
Lewis Darcy, 22, of Whitcomb Drive, New Rossington, was jailed for five years.
Arjan Bedesha of Woodside Grove, County Durham, was imprisoned for three years and four months.
Graham Towriss, 28, of Hartford Avenue, Heywood, for possession of cocaine was jailed for six years.
A Crime Assets Act hearing was set for June 7-8, 2021.
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