Colchester drug dealers Goodspeed and Welham to repay cash

Luke Welham and Jake Goodspeed helped run the F&K line in Colchester which was responsible for thousands of drug deals.

At least 1.5kg of cocaine was supplied over a 15 month period between April 2021 and July last year, worth at least £100,000.

The line, named after founders Stephen Ford, 32, and Kian Rulten, 28, was disrupted when police officers raided several addresses in Colchester and Mersea last July.

Jailed - Jake Goodspeed (Image: Essex Police)

Drug dealer - Luke Welham (Image: Essex Police)

Welham, 26, of Vince Close, West Mersea, and Goodspeed, 25, of Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, were responsible at different times for holding the drug line.

Welham admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine, possession with intent to supply cocaine, acquiring or using criminal property and possession of cannabis, and was jailed for seven years and six months in January.

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Goodspeed admitted wounding, conspiracy to supply cocaine and acquiring or using criminal property and was sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison.

Ipswich Crown Court heard Welham’s involvement from the crime syndicate earned him £57,363 while Goodspeed made £43,912.

Seized - criminal cash was found by the police during their investigation (Image: Essex Police)

Hidden - drugs were found stashed in a Deliveroo bag (Image: Essex Police)

But the duo only have £901.50 and £815.35 available respectively, with the rest of the illegal cash already spent.

Judge Martyn Levett ordered them to repay the fees within three months or face a 56 day extension to the prison sentences they are serving.

He made both drug dealers subject to a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order.

“A Serious Crime Protection order will protect the public by restricting these two in their activities in the future,” said the judge.

Drug boss - Stephen Ford ran the F&K line (Image: Essex Police)

Violent thug - Kian Rulten also assaulted in Hudson during a night out in Colchester (Image: Essex Police)

Wrong path - Jack Tyrer began selling drugs after his footballing ambitions failed due to injury (Image: Essex Police)

Sentenced alongside Welham and Goodspeed in January was Ford, of Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, Rulten, of Morant Road, Colchester, and Jack Tyrer, 24, of The Commons, Colchester.

Drug line bosses Ford and Rulten were jailed for nine years and eight years respectively.

Former Colchester United prospect Tyrer was locked up for four years and two months after turning to selling drugs when injury ended his footballing dreams.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Levett said the operation had “all the hallmarks of a professional syndicate”.