Telford woman, 42, denies drugs deal charges
A 42-year-old Telford woman is alleged to have been part of an eight-year conspiracy in which Class A drugs were being supplied from her home.
Sharon Ann-Marie Campbell is also accused of money laundering – involving around £150,000 – said to be the proceeds from the sale of heroin and crack cocaine.
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court was told yesterday that the drug deals were recorded on CCTV set up by Campbell and her long-term boyfriend Garfield Patterson at the front and rear of the defendant's address.
Mr Michael Duck, prosecuting, described Campbell as a "significant player" in the conspiracy operating on the Brookside estate – largely from her home – over a period of several years.
"She was caught red-handed, not only by 'Tony', an undercover officer, but by footage from her own cameras set up at her house," said Mr Duck.
The prosecution claims transfers of money involved the proceeds from the sale of drugs to put the cash out of the reach of the authorities over a number of years.
Campbell, a care worker, of Burford, Brookside, denies two charges of conspiring with Patterson, Courtney Hamilton, Garry Warren, Nicola Firth and others, to supply crack cocaine and heroin between October 2005 and September 2013.
She also denies conspiring with Patterson, Hamilton, Sukesh Shemar and Gemma Buxton to transfer criminal property – large amounts of cash – between October 2005 and September 2013.
Drug deals were captured by the CCTV cameras at Campbell's house and in audio and video recordings from a body camera used by the undercover officer.
Buxton and Shemar were also said to have been involved in the money transfers to accounts in Jamaica, often through Western Union.
The jury was told that Patterson, Hamilton, Warren and Firth had all admitted their part in the supply of drugs.
The trial continues.
