Last week saw a fresh swathe of East Lancashire criminals put behind bars for offences ranging from drug conspiracy to threats to kill.

The longest sentences saw a Blackburn drugs gang put away for a total of 90 years for peddling misery across the region.

Here, we bring you a round-up of all the criminals banged up in the region last week.

All the East Lancashire criminals jailed this week

Wraith Greenwood

Wraith GreenwoodWraith Greenwood (Image: Lancashire Police) Wraith Greenwood, 32, was jailed at Preston Crown Court on Monday, November 11.

Greenwood, of Woodfield Terrace, has spent months on the run and regularly featured in the Lancashire Telegraph's weekly wanted appeals.

He was sentenced over making threats to kill and causing criminal damage.

Greenwood was jailed for 18 months.

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Blackburn drugs gang

Fifteen members of the Blackburn drugs gangFifteen members of the Blackburn drugs gang (Image: Lancashire Police) Fifteen members of a violent drugs gang based in Blackburn were jailed at Burnley Crown Court on Wednesday, November 13.

Detectives behind Operation Warpath, a probe lasting 20 months, found the heads of the gang were based in Blackburn, but their 'turf' concentrated on delivering heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine to the streets of Burnley, Brierfield and Nelson.

The defendants, their crimes, and their sentences are:

  • Amar Ayad, 29, of Ribble Street, Blackburn, convicted of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and possession of criminal property, was jailed for 11 years, six months,
  • Hassan Saqib, 29, of Beasant Close, Blackburn, convicted of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and possession of criminal property, was jailed for nine years,
  • Shezad Sikander, 36, of Burnley Road, Briercliffe, convicted of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, was jailed for seven years and seven months,
  • Dannyal Choudry, 21, of Park Avenue, Blackburn, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for seven years and four months,
  • Abdul Haleem, 22, of Mansfield Crescent, Brierfield, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for six years and 10 months,
  • Mustafa Mehmood, 22, of Oban Drive, Blackburn, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for six years and three months,
  • Adiel Nadeem, 26, of Princes Reach, Preston, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for six years and one month,
  • Dilaawaiz Malik, 24, of Whalley New Road, Blackburn, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for six years,
  • Michael Bray, 32, of Ann Street, Brierfield, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for five years and 11 months,
  • Azeem Ismail, 26, of Troy Court, Blackburn, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for five years and six months,
  • Joni Necker, 37, also of Ann Street, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for three years and nine months,
  • Uzair Bhatti, 26, of Calder Banks, Blackburn, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for three years and nine months,
  • Shamir Mahmood, 21, of Spring Street, Rishton, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for three years and four months,
  • Saqib Ali, 38, of Chapel Street, Nelson, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for three years and three months,
  • Nasir Zafar, 28, of Guilford Street, Brierfield, convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine, was jailed for three years and two months.

A further two defendants were given suspended sentences, one will be sentenced in December, and police still wish to speak to another.

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Timothy Talbot

Timothy TalbotTimothy Talbot (Image: Lancashire Police) Lastly is Timothy Talbot, 30, who was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Friday, November 15.

Talbot, of Johnston Street, Blackburn, was jailed over offences of assault by penetration and sexual assault.

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The offences happened in Darwen in October 2022.

Talbot was jailed for 32 months.