Drugs baron masterminded heroin and cocaine racket from prison cell

Damien Miller was serving seven years for supplying drugs in Stoke-on-Trent He began a new criminal enterprise when transferred to an open prison Miller's new crime gang peddled drugs in Stoke-on-Trent He was sentenced to another ten years behind bars Seven men and two women were also convicted over the crime

By Alex Ward

PUBLISHED: 13:12 EST, 12 October 2012 | UPDATED: 13:47 EST, 12 October 2012

Crime behind bars: Damien Miller will spend another ten years in jail after he masterminded a heroin and cocaine racket from his cell

A drugs baron will spend another ten years behind bars for masterminding another heroin and cocaine racket from his prison cell.

Damien Miller, 31, was serving seven years for supplying drugs to his home city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire yet he began a new criminal enterprise when he being transferred to an open prison.

Whilst on day release from North Sea Camp Prison in Lincolnshire, Miller used his employment as an odd job man on the outside as a cover to meet up with his old accomplices.

He then formed a new gang which peddled drugs in Stoke-on-Trent whilst he served out the rest of his stretch over 120 miles away. He even managed to pay 15,000 from drug dealing into his own bank account.

Police began investigating after noticing a rise in violent organised crime in Stoke and discovered Miller was the ringleader. They alerted bosses at the jail and began a surveillance operation and discovered that he was organising new drugs deals.

John Phillips, 29, was Millers right-hand man in Stoke-on-Trent and controlled the day-to-day running of the drug crime while Miller remained in behind bars in Lincolnshire where he was said to be building a comfortable life from the profits.

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