A man who boasted he would never be caught has been jailed for eight years after officers exposed his role at the head of a major drugs operation in Bury.
A Bury drug dealer who once sneered at police saying “you’ll never catch me” has been jailed for eight years, with his criminal associate also locked up as part of a long-running investigation into cocaine and cannabis supply in the borough.
Jordan Winstanley, 30, of Thorn View in Bury, was today sentenced at Manchester Crown Square Court after pleading guilty to four counts of conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs.
His associate Carl Allan, 47, of Parsonage Street, was also convicted and handed a two-year, three-month prison sentence for his involvement.
The case centres around a drugs line that Winstanley ran using mobile phones to coordinate deliveries of cocaine and cannabis across Bury. Allan worked as one of his street couriers, delivering narcotics directly to customers.
The investigation by Greater Manchester Police, began in August 2022, when Winstanley was first linked to the criminal network through mobile phone evidence. Officers had already begun quietly building a case when, just two weeks before his arrest, Winstanley taunted them, saying “you’ll never catch me.”
But detectives from GMP’s Bury Challenger unit uncovered a detailed web of criminality, including evidence found at Winstanley’s home and on his phone, leading to charges of conspiracy to supply both class A and B drugs.
Despite being bailed ahead of his initial trial, Winstanley was arrested again in March 2024 when another man was caught and linked him to a second, newly set-up drugs line. This led to further charges, and he was remanded in custody until sentencing.
Both defendants pleaded guilty in February this year.
Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Constable Prince of GMP’s Bury Challenger team said:
“This was a long investigation into two separate but linked drugs lines between July 2022 and November 2024.
“Winstanley stated to officers ‘You will never catch me’, only two weeks before he was arrested. He didn’t believe he would be caught, but our officers were already investigating his web of criminality.”
DC Prince warned others involved in drug supply across Greater Manchester that GMP would continue to target offenders relentlessly:
“Let this case serve as a reminder, we are coming for you and we will not relent in our pursuit of justice.”
The case was pursued under Programme Challenger, Greater Manchester’s multi-agency response to serious and organised crime. It targets a wide range of offences including drug trafficking, county lines activity, exploitation, modern slavery and the illegal use of firearms.
GMP said their Challenger teams across the region are committed to tackling county lines and are urging anyone with concerns or information about drug activity in their neighbourhoods to report it, either by calling 101 or using the force’s online reporting tool at www.gmp.police.uk.
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