The faces of the grenade drugs gang who sparked mass evacuation of Stretford

These are the faces of the drugs gang who sparked a mass evacuation of Stretford after grenades, firearms and drugs were found in a block of flats. Nathan Morgan, 37, Brian Day, 50, Gareth Curtis, 45, and Sarah Tervet, 43, were jailed after a number of police swoops on the flats on Milton Close.

Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Morgan managed the group and was trusted by those higher within the organised crime gang to store the weapons and produce and supply the class A and B drugs. Whilst he lived at one of the flats, he also had keys to other flats, one of which was used as a ‘drugs factory’, and two others housed guns and grenades in outside cupboards.

However, following a series of armed seizures in January last year, the conspiracy crumbled as officers recovered four grenades, three firearms and ammunition, as well as heroin and cocaine worth between £50,000 and £100,000. Today (April 25) the group were jailed for a combined total of over 42 years.

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In a sentencing hearing, Judge John Potter said: “The four of you are members of an organised crime group which are based in the Stretford area of South Manchester. The group existed with a view to producing and supplying class A and class B drugs on the streets of this city and, no doubt, beyond.

“As is not unusual for such groups, this group had access to firearms and ammunition, and in addition, handheld explosive devices. Those items were being used to ensure the group's unlawful dealing in drugs was protected from others and its influence upon others had influence with threat or use of extreme violence.

“Groups, such as this one, cause untold harm and misery in our communities as