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Prominent Chemsex Supplier Jailed After Police Uncover Drug-Laboratory
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Court Verdict and Sentencing
On Friday, September 25, Manchester Crown Court sentenced 29-year-old Cairo Taylor of Elmira Way, Salford, to five years’ imprisonment. Taylor had previously pleaded guilty to 16 offences involving the supply of Class A and Class B drugs, including crystal methamphetamine and ketamine.
Operation Eastnor Investigation
Taylor’s arrest was part of Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) Operation Eastnor, an initiative launched earlier this year to target the region’s chemsex market. The operation combines policing with public-health partners, community groups, academics and third-sector organisations to raise awareness of chemsex-related harms, encourage reporting and safeguard vulnerable individuals.
Scale of the Seized Substances
Police raids at Taylor’s flat in Salford uncovered large quantities of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine, a 20-litre barrel of a chemical believed to be used to enhance the drugs, and extensive mobile-phone data indicating attempts to chemically improve product quality. GMP estimated the street value of the seized drugs between £150,000 and £200,000. Two men were arrested during the raids; only Taylor faced charges.
Police and Community Response
Sergeant Adam Culpan of GMP’s City Centre Violence Reduction and Exploitation team said the investigation markedly disrupted the supply of harmful drugs in Greater Manchester and that a well-known drug line has ceased operating—a rare outcome in large-scale drug cases. City of Manchester Central Superintendent Nicola Williams highlighted that the partnership-led approach of Operation Eastnor has yielded significant results, including safeguarding vulnerable people, disrupting organised criminality and increasing awareness of chemsex-related risks across agencies.
The case illustrates GMP’s intensified focus on chemsex-related supply networks and its collaboration with health and community partners to reduce associated harms.