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| Drugs members jailed for 25 years | Drugs members jailed for 25 years |
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| Four people have been jailed for 25 years for bringing heroin worth millions into Scotland. | |
| Iain McDonald, 46, of Inverurie, was jailed for nine years, and Stephen Madden, 50, of Newmachar, was jailed for six years and nine months. | Iain McDonald, 46, of Inverurie, was jailed for nine years, and Stephen Madden, 50, of Newmachar, was jailed for six years and nine months. |
| Paul Fox, 45, of Torquay, received five years and three months, and Alison Wilkie, 41, of Dundee, was jailed for three years and nine months. | |
| It is thought they brought heroin worth millions into Aberdeen and Perth. | It is thought they brought heroin worth millions into Aberdeen and Perth. |
| Officers seized a total 5.5kgs of heroin, with a potential street value of more than £500,000, and more than £64,000 in cash. | Officers seized a total 5.5kgs of heroin, with a potential street value of more than £500,000, and more than £64,000 in cash. |
| They were arrested last October last year as a result of an intelligence-led operation, codenamed Hawk, led by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) alongside Grampian Police and Tayside Police. | They were arrested last October last year as a result of an intelligence-led operation, codenamed Hawk, led by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) alongside Grampian Police and Tayside Police. |
| 'Devastating impact' | 'Devastating impact' |
| Det Ch Supt Gavin Robertson, crime co-ordinator at the SCDEA said: "The SCDEA welcomes the news that justice has been served on these individuals and that their self-seeking pursuit of power and profit through the supply of heroin has been brought to an end. | Det Ch Supt Gavin Robertson, crime co-ordinator at the SCDEA said: "The SCDEA welcomes the news that justice has been served on these individuals and that their self-seeking pursuit of power and profit through the supply of heroin has been brought to an end. |
| "Drugs bring fear, intimidation and violence to our communities, but the members of this organised crime group went about building their illegal enterprise with no regard for the devastating impact on people living in Scotland. | "Drugs bring fear, intimidation and violence to our communities, but the members of this organised crime group went about building their illegal enterprise with no regard for the devastating impact on people living in Scotland. |
| "Today's result demonstrates that law enforcement is committed to working together to detect, dismantle and punish criminal gangs and prevent their harmful commodities from ever reaching the streets." | "Today's result demonstrates that law enforcement is committed to working together to detect, dismantle and punish criminal gangs and prevent their harmful commodities from ever reaching the streets." |
| They were sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after admitting their roles. |