Four Norwich men have been sentenced to jail time for various criminal offenses, ranging from drug-related crimes to child grooming and vehicle interference. Benjamin Macann was apprehended in Bulgaria after being on the run for almost two years for his involvement in a sophisticated cocaine operation in Norfolk, for which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Mark Kaye, an IT professional, was found guilty of sending inappropriate and indecent messages to a young girl; he received a 12-month sentence. Darnay Alexander received two and a half years in prison for possessing class-A drugs with the intention to supply. Finally, Luke Nash was jailed for 12 weeks and was banned from certain shops for five years for his shoplifting spree. Additionally, Mark Alsopp was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for vehicle interference following an incident in a car park in St Swithin’s Road in Norwich.
Benjamin Macann, the 34-year-old Dereham man, was involved in planning to flood the county with class-A drugs and collected large sums of money from various locations across Norfolk. After being on the run for nearly two years, he was apprehended in Bulgaria and appeared in Norwich Crown Court, where he was given a 10-year prison sentence. Mark Kaye, a 48-year-old IT professional, bombarded a young girl with inappropriate and indecent messages over a 10-week period, for which he was sentenced to 12 months in prison. The father of the girl said that Kaye had tried to persuade his daughter to meet him and had driven past their home many times, expressing relief that it didn’t go any further.
Darnay Alexander, a 27-year-old man who spent time in Norfolk after the murder of a friend in London, was jailed for two and a half years after being arrested for the possession of heroin and cocaine with the intention to supply. He was also found to have a phone containing bulk messages advertising drugs for sale in Norwich. The final individual, Luke Nash, was arrested for a shoplifting spree targeting shops in Norfolk. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison and banned from certain shops for five years with a Criminal Behaviour Order. Finally, Mark Alsopp, 43, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after attempting to interfere with vehicles in a car park and making threats of violence towards a witness who challenged him.
Overall, these cases involved a range of criminal activities, including drug-related offenses, child grooming, shoplifting, and vehicle interference. The court cases resulted in prison sentences for each of the men involved. The severity of the sentences handed down reflects the serious nature of the offenses and the impact that these crimes can have on the community. The cases serve as a reminder of the importance of law enforcement efforts to apprehend those involved in criminal activities and the need for appropriate punishment to deter similar behavior in the future.
