Three men jailed over drug trafficking plot led by Conor McGregor (not that one)
A trio of men have admitted to being involved in a drug gang led by a man named Conor McGregor in Scotland.McGregor, 32, was already behind bars after being sentenced for six years in 2025 following his extradition from Morocco.The High Court in Glasgow heard that the three men - Jason Addison, 39, Dennis Latham, 28, and Michael Tait, 30 - were all associates of McGregor.All three men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to being involved in serious organised crime.The court heard that McGregor directed the crime gang through EncroChat that was later busted by the cops.The trio had worked for McGregor in order to collect and supply drugs in the north of Scotland between March and May 2020.The court was told that Scottish police delved into the activities of the McGregor group using an intelligence-led probe that concentrated on their activities in the Scottish Highlands.The authorities had been keeping tabs on the associates who had connections to the west of Scotland between 2019 and 2022.It was heard that McGregor had instructed the trio to have a “hands-on” role in both the payment for the drugs as well as their transportation through Scotland.In 2020, one of the trio - Latham - was stopped behind the wheel of a car on the A9 in Kingussie.Read moreTikTok gangster Sam Walker says Daniel Kinahan deserves an ‘award’ and should be freed in bizarre rantWhile the cops found no drugs, his EncroChat messages showed he was about to collect £37,400 in cash to buy cocaine, with Latham set to pocket £3,700 for himself.He had messaged McGregor: “All counted and split. Your numbers are bang on.”McGregor was made aware the car had been pulled over by police and suspected there was a “grass somewhere.”Latham went on to arrange a new driver to meet him to go to Balloch and pay for the cocaine.Later on, McGregor made arrangements for an associate to travel to Manchester to collect cocaine bound for Fort William, with the payment being £107,400.Latham was in contact with McGregor over the collection of various amounts of cash.McGregor arranged for him to add £37,400 to be put towards the collection of three kilos of cocaine from Manchester.The men went on to speak about the high price of cocaine at the time with one saying “takes ages to graft but if folk buying that price this it’s all good”.Read moreHow gang foot soldier targeted neighbour who was in dispute with Hennessy brothersAnother associate Tait was given an EncroChat device from McGregor’s senior associate Gavin Bowie who dealt with distribution in Manchester.An associate who went to Manchester to collect the cocaine made arrangements with Addison on April 7, 2020.Bowie then spoke with Addison for him to collect the drugs in Fort William.Bowie was kept informed of the drugs being collected and transported by Addison and Tait.Addison was told that he would be paid £800 for his role.In May 2020, Latham was told by McGregor to divide more than £100,000 in cash into amounts for delivery to another associate.On May 29, 2020, two associates of the crime group were stopped in a car near Aviemore after an intelligence-led operation.Read moreMMA fighter says he hopes ‘friend’ Daniel Kinahan is ‘okay’ after Dubai arrestA JD Sports bag was found in a holdall placed in the boot which contained two taped packages of cocaine, with the purity of the drugs estimated to be around 75 per cent.The two associates in the car were sentenced to five years and eight months and four years respectively.Sentencing for Addison, Latham and Jordan was deferred until next month at the High Court in Glasgow.
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