West Bromwich man who arranged for five kilos of cocaine and cash to be exchanged outside primary school sentenced
A member of a drugs supply network who arranged for cocaine and £188,000 in cash to be exchanged outside a Walsall primary school has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
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Alexi Morgan, from West Bromwich, was found guilty in his absence after failing to appear at Birmingham Crown Court for the start of his two-week trial.
On Wednesday (April 23), a jury delivered guilty verdicts on all charges against him which included conspiracy to supply class A drugs (heroin and cocaine) and money laundering.
Morgan, aged 30, was sentenced to 15 years and six months in prison.
He was prosecuted using evidence obtained as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA)-led response to the takedown of encrypted communications platform, EncroChat.
Investigators identified Morgan’s ‘Denzelboss’ handle on the platform.
He liaised with other organised crime group members on EncroChat to peddle tens of kilos of cocaine and heroin.
These close associates included Birmingham pair Danyal Aziz, aged 30, and Michael Earp, aged 34, who were jailed for a combined 59 years in 2023 for supplying Class A drugs and sourcing firearms.
Investigators sifted through thousands of EncroChat messages sent amongst the criminal network.
The messages laid bare Morgan’s role in supplying cocaine and heroin across the West Midlands, the NCA said.
In one example on April 4, 2020, he organised the exchange of five kilos of cocaine and £188,000 in cash outside a primary school in Walsall.
From EncroChat evidence alone Morgan was found to have peddled 27 kilos of Class A drugs across the region with a wholesale value of more than £800,000.
Rick Mackenzie, NCA senior investigating officer, said: “Alexi Morgan played a key role in a high harm organised crime group supplying deadly drugs across the Midlands.
“Our work to locate him and return him to custody to serve his sentence is ongoing.
“We know he has links to the West Midlands and Greater London, and are appealing for any information relating to his whereabouts that may assist our investigation.
“Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
