Basildon: Trio sentenced after investigation into cocaine supply

Three members of a Basildon cocaine-dealing operation have been sentenced – from the boss of the group right down to the runner selling drugs on the streets.

An investigation carried out by our Operation Raptor team, which works around the clock to tackle drug dealing across Essex, also led to the seizure of large quantities of cocaine, cash and designer watches funded by criminal profit.

The team steadily built evidence against the ‘Teddy’ drug line, following a stream of intelligence about the supply of Class A drugs in the Basildon area.

As a result of this work, the drug line’s leader, Ryan Spencer-Droy, 38, was jailed for four years and four months last week.

His associates, Stephanie Andrews, 41, and Scott Cannon, 32, received sentences of two years and two months, and 20 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years, respectively.

The drug line was active from April 2025 until the arrests of the trio in January 2026.

Evidence showed Andrews referring to Spencer-Droy as the “boss man”.

Our case proved that Spencer-Droy headed up the operation, including sourcing kilogram quantity imports of cocaine from abroad.

He instructed Andrews, who used her home in Basildon as a hub for the supply of cocaine to users.

Runners would regularly come and go from the address, and Andrews held the drug line phone.

One of those runners was Cannon. He was identified as directly supplying customers of the drug line with smaller quantities of cocaine.

All three were arrested in carefully planned strikes carried out on 13 January 2026.

Cannon was stopped in Rookyards, Basildon, where he was found carrying wraps of cocaine and almost £1,000 in cash.

Andrews was arrested at her home, where officers recovered a safe from under her bed containing just under half a kilogram of cocaine and designer watches.

Spencer-Droy was stopped in his vehicle in Whitmore Way and arrested at the scene.

All three admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

Andrews and Cannon also admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply and possession of criminal property.

DS Jon Kemp, of Op Raptor South, said:

“Our investigation not only resulted in the recovery of a large quantity of drugs, but also enabled us to prove that multiple kilograms of cocaine were dealt over that nine month period.
“Investigations like this rely on demonstrating, beyond all doubt, the scale and sophistication of drug dealing networks. This takes time and patience.
“That is why we always encourage people to report drug activity in Basildon. The impact may not be immediate, but you can be assured your information is helping us to carry out operations like this one.
“The sale of cocaine across Essex fuels countless issues – from violence and exploitation to everyday anti social behaviour. It is an area of policing we work on every hour of the day, seven days a week.”

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