US Edition'Top Gear' Cocaine Gang Used Black Cab to Deliver Cocaine During Pandemic
CITY OF LONDON, JUL 31 – The gang sold 410 wraps of cocaine weekly, generating over £14,000 in sales during the COVID lockdowns, police said.
- On Thursday, July 31, 2025, six men linked to the Top Gear or City Gear cocaine distribution network received prison sentences at a London crown court.
- Between early March 2022 and mid-October 2023, the gang managed one of the largest cocaine distribution networks in the City of London, employing couriers such as a licensed black taxi driver.
- Nathan Samuels, 57, who led the group, was sentenced to nine years in prison, while the couriers Martin Gupta, Aaron Bretao, Michael Redgrave, Matthew Samuels, and Josh Atherton received various sentences ranging from suspended terms up to just over four years.
- Detective Constable Matt Cooper described the operation as "a serious and sophisticated drug supply operation" that sold 410 wraps of cocaine weekly, valued at more than £14,000, to around 10,000 customers.
- The sentences demonstrate police commitment to disrupting organised crime and effectively removing those involved in drug supply from the streets.
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Gang jailed for dealing cocaine to thousands of users in the City of London
The gang behind a drugs line called Top Gear or City Gear had around 10,000 customers.
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