Criminal Barrister Graham Gilbert represents drugs dealer arrested following on from Operation Fortress
13th March 2018
3PB Criminal barrister Graham Gilbert represented a defendant accused of intending to supply drugs to a value of £250,000. The case was heard in Winchester Crown Court.
For more information about the case, please click here.
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