3PB Criminal Barrister David Richards leads the successful prosecution of 7 defendants in drugs case
27th November 2018
David Richards led the successful prosecution of 7 defendants in Operation Attica, a South West Regional Organised Crime Unit investigation of heroin and cocaine dealing from London and the Midlands to Bristol.
The 7 accused were all convicted on 21 November after a 6 week trial at Bristol Crown Court.
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