He tried everything to hide his crimes from police... until he went to the dentist

The head of a drugs gang was nailed after taking a selfie of himself in the dentist's chair. The image was sent by Khan Gorgulu to his crime partner - and was then used by police to identify him and prove his involvement in suppying cocaine and cannabis to Alderley Edge.

Now Gorgulu, 23, of Red Bank, Manchester, has been jailed for six years and six months after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs following an eight-day trial at Chester Crown Court.

The criminal he sent the selfie to on a burner phone, Giovanni Spada, 37, of Shaw Drive, Knutsford, was jailed for six years in October last year after admitting conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs.

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Cheshire Police launched an investigation between January 2021 and February 2022 into the supply of cocaine and cannabis. They identified numerous individuals working together and collected evidence of them operating within Alderley Edge and surrounding areas between November 2020 and January 2021.

Spada and Gorgulu were both heads of an Organised Crime Group, purchasing bulk amounts of drugs from Rochdale, Essex, and Wales before bringing them to Cheshire and distributing the drugs personally or through a series of sub-dealers, around the local community and beyond.

Spada and Gorgulu were also involved in the preparation of the drugs for onward supply, including the adulteration of cocaine to maximise profit. Spada accepted payments for drugs direct into his bank account and over a two-year period, evidence showed he received more than £47,000.

Gorgulu also received payments totalling more than £33,000 from third parties over a two-year period. In this