SEVEN MEN have pleaded guilty to being involved in a drugs conspiracy involving cocaine and more.

Anthony Howey, of Rupert Drive in Liverpool, Dwayne Pritchard, of Bran in Acrefair, Kane Reeves, of Montgomery Road in Wrexham, Garry Sullivan, of Milestone Road in Kirkby, Jason Young. of Bryn Hafod in Wrexham, and Rhys Jones and Edmund Partyka of HMP Berwyn appeared before Mold Crown Court on Friday, November 1.

All seven defendants appeared via video-link from HMP Berwyn in Wrexham.

They all pleaded guilty to one count each of; conspiring to supply cocaine, conspiring to supply ketamine and conspiring to supply diamorphine.

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The offences took place between May 3 and October 3 of this year in the Wrexham area, prosecutor David Mainstone said.

Operation Leap saw officers from North Wales Police and Merseyside Police execute warrants across Caia Park, Wrexham and Merseyside on Wednesday, October 2.

Howey, 40, also pleaded guilty to having driven a Land Rover Discovery dangerously at Knowsley Wood Lane, Kirkby, on October 1.

Judge Rhys Rowlands ordered for a pre-sentence report to be made in respect of Young, Pritchard, Reeves and Sullivan.

The seven men are all due to be sentenced on Friday, January 24 following their guilty pleas.