Kieran McNamara, 23, of Wimborne Road in Bournemouth, was one of six men jailed for a series of drug offenses gathered in Bournemouth and Southend, Essex. In a music video, rapper Jeff Onuh and two other gang members, Leon Frroku and Dylan Mills, appear to be discussing the management of a class A drug. Onuh, 27, who uses the stage name “VI”, was quoted in the lyrics as saying he paid for “Da Vinci (designer) teeth” using the money he made from selling cocaine, Essex police said. Kieran McNamara from Bournemouth was jailed. Photo: Essex Police The three men are shown in the video handling large sums of money and giving parcels to other men. Onuh refers to the fact that his phone “pops” and needs “more credit” to send messages. Frroku, McNamara and two other men, Chay Maguire-Baker and Paul Harding, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and were convicted at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday, March 30, Essex police said. Onuh was found guilty after a trial and convicted along with the others. Mills, who was the main owner of the line, was sentenced in July 2021 to three years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of criminal property. The line supplied Class A drugs to Southend and Bournemouth. During his trial, Onuh claimed that he regularly took lyrics from other artists and passed them on as his own. He claimed he had no idea what the lyrics meant, but a jury rejected his account. Essex police said the special officers were able to show “in an overwhelming majority how each of the men connected to the drug line using a variety of police tactics”.
Bournemouth McNamara was jailed for two years and eight months. Onuh, from Peckham Rye in south London, was jailed for seven years and six months. Maguire-Baker, 27, of Peckham, south London, was jailed for seven years and six months. Harding, 39, of Southend, was jailed for 18 months. Frroku, 19, of Shoebury, was sentenced to 21 months suspended imprisonment, suspended for two years. Mills, 22, of Southend, was convicted last year.
(Top left) Paul Harding, (top right) Chay Maguire-Baker, (bottom left) Dylan Mills, (bottom right) Jeff Onuh. Images: Essex Police Essex Police Detective Inspector Scott Fitzmaurice said: “We have been able to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that these men played a key role in the supply of Class A drugs in Southend and in Bournemouth. “The vast majority of the evidence we have gathered has left the vast majority with no choice but to admit their guilt. “Onuh, however, tried to get away with it. “He claimed he did not know about the supply of Class A drugs. He said he stole lyrics for his rap songs from other artists and passed them on as his own. and even more unbelievably, he claimed that he was completely unaware of what these verses meant. “Fortunately, the court in his trial saw his lies and excuses and found him guilty.” If you’re interested in forensic and criminal news, stay tuned for all the latest updates on our exclusive Facebook team. To learn more and register click here.
