Two members of a drugs line have been jailed for supplying class A and class B drugs in Salford.
Ryan Cullen and Callum Hope were sentenced yesterday (Monday 28 April) at Manchester Crown Court.
Evidence showed they were working together to supply drugs and using violence against people who owed them money across Salford and Bolton.
Ryan Cullen, 23, of Falcon Drive, Little Hulton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs and has been sentenced to 63 months at Manchester Crown Court.
His accomplice, Callum Hope, 33, of Liverpool Road, Eccles, was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to the same charges.
On 21 August 2024, Challenger officers executed simultaneous warrants in Little Hulton and Eccles.
Mobile devices were seized belonging to Hope and Cullen, and further investigation showed they were conspiring with each other to supply class A and B drugs throughout Salford and Bolton.
They had been buying large amounts of drugs and then breaking them down to sell on the streets – mobile phones seized showed around £20,000 in deals.
Throughout the investigation evidence showed Cullen and Hope were working together to supply drugs and using violence against people who owed them money.
Detective Inspector Rebecca McGuigan, of Salford’s Challenger team, said: “The sentences demonstrate that Salford’s Challenger Team is committed to the relentless disruption of OCGs.
“Hope and Cullen were working together to supply crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis, and set up their own drug network.
“The evidence proved a hierarchy with Cullen shown to be in charge of the finances and the drug line, with Hope as his dealer selling the drugs and handling street dealers.”
DCI McGuigan continued: “The sentence is the culmination of a thorough investigation, and we have put two dangerous individuals behind bars.
“Dealing drugs has a huge impact on our communities – not only does the supply of drugs cause devastation to lives affected by addiction, but it often brings serious violence and misery by exploiting people or forcing vulnerable individuals to do their business.
“We rely on information from the public to aid our investigations – even the smallest amount of information could lead to the recovery of an illegal weapon or arrest of a dangerous individual.”
Anybody who has any information or concerns regarding ongoing crime within their community should contact GMP on 101 or via the reporting tools on their website, or by calling Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.
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