Cocky drug kingpin who showed off his ‘diamond teeth’ in online cocaine adverts is jailed

Damon Greenslade flashed gold jewellery and wads of cash in the ads he posted online selling cocaine and cannabis.

In one picture, his sparkly gnashers are on show as he smiled down the camera with wad of cash pressed against his face

The 33-year-old operated the DMO line that supplied drugs on the streets of Cheshire in England.

The crime group operated like a business and had opening hours of 10 am-10 pm each day.

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They also had bespoke branded items, including lighters, and employed a marketing strategy offering special discounts and ‘complementary’ drugs with a purchase.

The DMO gang also used social media and sent ‘flare’ messages to buyers to advertise their wares.

In June 2023, coordinated raids at addresses in Cheshire and Greater Manchester led to the seizure of £81,008 of cannabis, cocaine, and other illicit drugs an investigation into the group titled Operation Chekov.

£41,433.73 in cash, in addition to other high-value items such as jewellery, vehicles and designer goods were also lifted by cops.

The gang as a whole are believed to have supplied their customers with 333kg of cannabis and between 8 and 9kg of cocaine.

The investigation found that Damon was supplied with drugs in bulk by Patrick Bruce (41) and Daniel Greenslade (34), who sourced them from beyond county lines.

Jed Sutton (26) supplied drugs and acted as a middleman between Bruce and Damon Greenslade.

The gang used juveniles to act as street dealers, and gophers to collect the drugs by using threats and violence to control them.

Once the drugs were sourced, Damon was then responsible for the supply and distribution of coke, MDMA, cannabis and THC edibles in the Congleton area of Cheshire and surrounding towns.

Lewis Charlesworth (20), Reece Evans (23) and Jason Acton (23) were next in command, controlling street-level dealers including Kane Smith (22), Nathan Edge (21), Bradley Dale (20) and Ethan Taylor (20).

Dillion Sweeney (29) was a courier who delivered and collected drugs and cash, while Tyler Meadows (23) was also involved in the logistics, storing and exchanging drugs and cash.

The gang began to fall when Damon Greenslade’s home was searched in January 2021 — while their drug operation continued, he became increasingly paranoid about police activity.

The court heard he changed address and was obsessively reporting on the movements of drones and cop cars.

The following year, during a raid at his home, investigators seized the mobile phone he was using to control the operation.

Suspects were identified and arrested after a forensic search of the device.

During a three-day sentence hearing at Chester Crown Court, the gang were handed down a total of 46 years behind bars.

Damon Greenslade and Lewis Charlesworth were both convicted of conspiracy to supply both class A and B drugs and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, and given sentences of 16 years and four months, and four and a half years respectively.

Daniel Greenslade, Reece Evans, and Jed Sutton were also jailed for a total of 23 years and three months for conspiracy to supply both class A and B drugs

Four other gang members were convicted for conspiracy to supply both class A and B drugs; two got suspended sentences while the other two were given a two year community order.

Patrick Bruce was handed down three years and 10 months for conspiracy to supply class B drugs.

Dillon Sweeney was given an 18-month suspended sentence for the same charge, while two others received 12-month community orders.