Former Brackley Town players jailed for their part in drugs network
10/03/2025
Murombedzi had been in possession of over 25kg of cocaine during 2024 alone
Two former Brackley Town players have been jailed for being part of a Swindon based drugs network, which supplied cannabis, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin across the town.
Shepherd Murombedzi of Hazel Crescent, Kidlington was sent to prison for 10 years 6 months and Tre Mitford of The High Street, Kidlington for 6 years 9 months. Both are aged 30.
Murombedzi was playing for Brackley Town FC when police identified him through a Telegram account as being the person supplying drugs to other members of the gang. He recruited a former teammate, Tre Mitford, to store and transport the drugs for him.
On May 17, 2024, Mitford travelled to Swindon to pass drugs to another member of the gang, Callum Harvey-Mackenzie. After they met police stopped Harvey-Mackenzie’s vehicle and found him to be in possession of 1kg of cocaine, with a value of up to £80,000.
Mitford was stopped and arrested on his way back to Oxford. He was found with a bag containing £22,000 on the front seat.
A warrant was then executed at Murombedzi’s home address. He attempted to dispose of the dealing phone, but in his panic threw away his own personal phone, leaving the drug line in his home. £50,000 was found under his bed.
A search of Mitford’s address found a box containing 1.5kg of cocaine. This was split into everything from bulk deals down to one gram street deals, bagged and labelled accordingly.
Murombedzi’s phone showed a long history of high-level drug supply, with imports directly from Europe and South America through an extensive network. He had physically been in possession of over 25kg of cocaine during 2024 alone.
A number of other people were sentenced for their part in the network:
- Callum Harvey-Mackenzie, 28, of Bowleymead, Eldene – 5 years 11 months
- Billy Livingstone, 25 of Woodcutters Mews, Swindon – 8 years, 4 months
- Zhilwan Rezaee, 25, of Horta Close, Tadpole Garden – 9 years
- Grant Townsend, 27, of Norwood Close, Liden – recalled to prison plus 9 months
- Owen Hemmings, 26, of Cloche Way, Stratton St Margaret – 20 months, suspended for 2 years
- Charley Hunt, 29, of Lowes Close, Swindon – 24 months, suspended for 2 years
- Leo Morris, 19, of Homington Avenue, Swindon – 30 months in a young offender’s institute
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
