Jail for the ‘Ketamine Kings’

Four drug barons who plotted to flood the streets with £4.5m worth of ketamine have been jailed for more than 23 years. Gary Parson, 58, was caught by police unloading boxes containing 150 kilograms of the class B drug into James Smith’s car on 25 August 2022. The pair were part of a gang importing drugs into the UK disguised as car parts. Police liaised with the Netherlands National Police who identified further boxes in transit, and this led to…