A father, mother and daughter who ran a family-based cocaine and cannabis dealing operation in Macclesfield have been sentenced after police uncovered around £450,000 moving through their bank accounts.
Jamie Alcock, 37, was jailed for six years and nine months after admitting a string of drug supply offences, while his wife Nicola, 40, received a suspended prison sentence. Their daughter Layla, 19, was handed a community order.
The three family members, all of Princes Way, Macclesfield, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday, October 30, for sentencing.
Offences and Sentences
Jamie admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis, as well as possessing criminal property. He was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.
Nicola pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, along with offences involving the supply of cocaine and cannabis. She received a two-year-and-six-month sentence, suspended for two years and six months. She will also be subject to an electronic tag for 30 months.
Their daughter Layla pleaded guilty to acquiring criminal property and was given a 12-month community order.
Investigation Details
The investigation was led by officers from Cheshire Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, who identified two mobile phone numbers operating in Macclesfield which were being used to arrange the supply of cannabis, cocaine and crack cocaine.
Investigators identified Jamie as the person controlling the drug lines, with Nicola and Layla also playing active roles in the operation. Both women were involved in topping up the phones used to run the drug lines, collecting payments and ordering drugs to be supplied to customers.
They also helped advertise the drugs by sending bulk messages to prospective buyers, promoting the availability of different substances and encouraging customers to place orders.
Messages sent out by the family included: “nt guna lie people nearly sold out already if ya nt fast ya last!!!! Flake crack stardogg are flavers nt much tho Macclesfield dry today! Send them orders!!”
Another message read: “Active in 45 mins new flake! New crack… on til 8 send them orders!!”
A further message advertised the prices and availability of drugs, saying: “Active!! New Flake, half tenths 50, tenths 90, 8ths 175, qs 325, halfs 600, all block, are crack bad boy 50 stones like the size ov brick cme at me wid them orders!!!!”
Financial Enquiries and Arrests
Financial enquiries uncovered the scale of the operation, with investigators discovering that approximately £450,000 had passed through three bank accounts belonging to the family. This was despite the Alcocks having no identified legitimate source of income between 2022 and 2024.
Jamie had previously appeared in court in July 2025 after admitting possession of cannabis. He was given a 12-month community order. But shortly after that hearing, he sent a message from a device linked to him, appearing to boast that he had avoided further police action. The message read: “Nt guna send me this time… Cheshire po po”.
Two months later, in September 2025, officers executed a warrant at the family's Princes Way home and arrested Jamie and Nicola. A search of the property uncovered several items, including the mobile phones used to send the bulk drug advertising messages. Layla, who was 17 at the time of the offending, was arrested shortly afterwards on October 1, 2025.
During police interviews, all three denied involvement in the drug operation and were unable to explain the substantial sums of money moving through their bank accounts. Jamie was subsequently charged and remanded in custody, while Nicola and Layla were released on bail ahead of their trials. Both women later admitted their respective offences before their trials were due to begin.
Police Response
Following sentencing, Detective Inspector Higgins, of Cheshire Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said the case had resulted in the dismantling of one of the most significant county lines groups operating in the east of the county.
He said: “This is an excellent result that reflects the persistence and determination of the officers involved over a prolonged period – it is their tenacity that has resulted in one of the most significant county lines groups in the east of the county being dismantled.
“The Alcock’s own brand of family-based drug dealing saw them shifting considerable amounts of dangerous and illegal substances on to the streets of Macclesfield, advertising stock on bulk and, wrongly, thinking they could get on with it without facing any consequences.
“Jamie Alcock in particular thought himself untouchable, boasting over text that he had outwitted Cheshire Police just moments after being handed a community order and that he would best officers the next time he was investigated. I think the issuing of his near seven-year prison sentence clearly indicates who came out on top in the long run and has laid that game to rest.
“Drug dealing is not the kind of family-run business we want to see in Cheshire, and the facilitation and distribution of illegal products funds organised criminal activity in your area. If you have any concerns about illegal activity like drug dealing in your area, do not hesitate to contact us and we’ll take it from there.”
