Four members of an organised crime group pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court yesterday (Monday, 13 July 2026) after detectives uncovered their class A drugs operation was being directed from inside a prison cell.
Nathan Langton, 32-years-old, formerly of Burstall Hill in Bridlington, Liam Langton, 28-years-old, of Quay Street in Scarborough, and Lewis Wenn, 29-years-old, of The Close in Cottingham, each pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply class A cocaine.
Jordan Withey, 27-years-old, of St Georges Avenue in Bridlington, pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply class A cocaine, possession with intent to supply class A cocaine, and possession of criminal property.
An investigation was launched in January 2026 when officers from our Kinetic Organised Crime Group Team identified intelligence relating to a mobile phone number being used to advertise and sell class A cocaine in Bridlington and the surrounding areas.
Further enquiries established the number formed part of a network of “burner phones” sending bulk text messages advertising the class of class A drugs. As detectives pieced together the operation, they identified Liam Langton and Lewis Wenn, both of whom were on licence from prison after serving a sentence for drugs offences, as well as Jordan Withey, as key facilitators of the drugs line.
This led to a series of warrants being conducted in Bridlington and Scarborough on Wednesday 4 March, subsequently arresting Liam Langton and Jordan Withey. During a search of Withey’s address, officers recovered a significant quantity of class A drugs alongside approximately £7,000 in criminal cash.
Meanwhile, as officers forced entry to Liam Langton’s address, he attempted to dispose of a mobile phone by throwing it outside. The device was seized and would go on to provide crucial evidence linking him to the network, including communications with Lewis Wenn and conversations with his brother, Nathan Langton, who was directing activity from prison.
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