CJ drug gang members caught as huge Nuneaton to Coventry empire collapses

Members of a gang behind a drug ring running between Nuneaton and Coventry have been jailed. The cross-county “CJ” line operated for three years, including during two national lockdowns due to the Covid pandemic.

But a joint operation between officers from the West Midlands Regional Organized Crime Unit (ROCU) and Warwickshire Police brought it to an end in November 2020. In total, nine people were caught and charged and all pleaded guilty in Warwick Crown Court.

They were sentenced on May 2, receiving a total of 47 years in prison between them. Jordan Jennings, of Gilfil Road Nuneaton, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely crack cocaine and heroin, and was jailed for 13 years.

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Aaron Davies, 25, of Biscay Drive in Portishead, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely crack cocaine and heroin, and failing to appear in court and was released on bail. Davies was jailed for 10 years and three months.

Rory James, 29, of Gilfil Road in Nuneaton, was sentenced to eight years in prison on two counts (conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin). Connor Jennings, 26 of Camden Street in Coventry, was convicted of three counts of conspiracy to supply drugs – heroin, crack and cannabis.

Jennings received six years and three months in prison. Simon Jones, 34, of Wood Lane in Old Arley, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to supply crack and heroin and one count of failing to appear in court after bail, receiving three years and three months in prison.