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Three generations of a family from Cornwall have been jailed for their part in a heroin supply chain.Three generations of a family from Cornwall have been jailed for their part in a heroin supply chain.
Teresa Wood, 63, of Furze Hill, Bodmin, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin last year.Teresa Wood, 63, of Furze Hill, Bodmin, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin last year.
Her husband, two sons and grandson pleaded guilty to the same charge. The family were sentenced earlier alongside 11 other defendants in the same case.Her husband, two sons and grandson pleaded guilty to the same charge. The family were sentenced earlier alongside 11 other defendants in the same case.
During her trial the court heard that Teresa Wood was caught with heroin with a street value of £50,000.During her trial the court heard that Teresa Wood was caught with heroin with a street value of £50,000.
Cornish pasties
She was on the way back from what she claimed was a trip to Torquay with her husband to play Bingo.She was on the way back from what she claimed was a trip to Torquay with her husband to play Bingo.
'Family business' The heroin was found in her shopping bag alongside some Cornish pasties she had bought.
The drug were found in her shopping bag alongside some Cornish pasties she had bought. She claimed it had been "thrown" into the bag when she was not looking.
She claimed the drug had been "thrown" into the bag when she was not looking. She was jailed for four years at Exeter Crown Court.
At Exeter Crown Court she was jailed for four years.
Her husband Michael Wood, 75, received a six-and-a-half year sentence.Her husband Michael Wood, 75, received a six-and-a-half year sentence.
Their son Ivan, 43, of Monument Way, Bodmin, was jailed for nine years.Their son Ivan, 43, of Monument Way, Bodmin, was jailed for nine years.
His brother Calvin Wood, 41, and son Jake Wood, 24, of Monument Way, Bodmin, were given four years each.His brother Calvin Wood, 41, and son Jake Wood, 24, of Monument Way, Bodmin, were given four years each.
The family were among 16 members of the same drugs ring being sentenced by Judge Francis Gilbert.The family were among 16 members of the same drugs ring being sentenced by Judge Francis Gilbert.
Police surveillance suggested Michael Wood had made about 50 drugs pickups from Torbay. He told Ivan Wood that he had a "leading role" in the crime.
"It was your business supplying drugs in Bodmin," he said.
Police surveillance suggested his father had made about 50 drug pick-ups from Torbay.
Judge Gilbert told him: "You were a very busy courier."
Of Mrs Wood he said: "You played a lesser role but you were fully aware of what was going on."
During Teresa Wood's trial Mr Ray Tully, prosecuting, said: "Various members of the Wood family were involved, including Teresa, her husband, her sons, and grandson.During Teresa Wood's trial Mr Ray Tully, prosecuting, said: "Various members of the Wood family were involved, including Teresa, her husband, her sons, and grandson.
"They were all deeply involved in the supply of heroin. It was in effect a family business. "They were all deeply involved in the supply of heroin. It was in effect a family business."
Operation Raby
"Her role was on occasion to lend a hand and provide assistance, and on one notable occasion she and her husband were stopped in a car containing heroin."
The drugs supply chain stretched from Liverpool to Torbay with heroin then being moved on to Bodmin.The drugs supply chain stretched from Liverpool to Torbay with heroin then being moved on to Bodmin.
Mr Tully said the initial organiser was Steven Blundell, 34 of Leather's Lane, Liverpool.
His co-ordinator in Devon was Mark Gale from Willow Avenue, Torquay, who was earlier given an eight year sentence.
Craig Corrigan, 24, from Hurtlyn Road, Liverpool, was also jailed for eight years.
The court heard he was one of the ring leaders who employed couriers to take the drugs to Torbay or Bodmin.
He worked alongside his brother who has already been jailed.
The Woods were caught as a part of Operation Raby, a major police initiative to stem the flow of drugs into Devon and Cornwall.The Woods were caught as a part of Operation Raby, a major police initiative to stem the flow of drugs into Devon and Cornwall.
Sentencing of some of the other defendants is still ongoing.