Cocaine Dealers Sentenced At Crown Court Over Drug Supply Across Worksop And Retford

Two men have been sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for being concerned in the supply of cocaine across Worksop and Retford. Jack Davies, 26, was jailed for three years and four months. Marshall Willmott, 20, of Worksop, was handed a 24-month sentence suspended for two years.

What the court heard

Both men had pleaded guilty at earlier hearings to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, a Class A drug. Davies additionally pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis, a Class B drug. They were sentenced together at Nottingham Crown Court on 14 May 2026.

The case followed police searches of the two men''s home addresses. Officers recovered wraps of cocaine, bags of cannabis, approximately £7,000 in cash, items of jewellery, and a number of mobile phones — including so-called "burner" handsets of the kind commonly used to keep drug-dealing communications separate from a person''s main phone.

The most significant evidence, according to the Nottinghamshire Police account of the case, came from those phones. When examined, they were found to contain text messages detailing the supply of drugs across Worksop and Retford — the kind of message record that allows investigators to establish the scale and reach of a supply operation.

The sentences

Jack Davies, 26, of Cutler Drive in Retford, received the heavier sentence: three years and four months in prison. He is currently held at HMP Fosse Way in Wigston, Leicestershire.

Marshall Willmott, 20, of Tenby Grove in the Manton area of Worksop, received a 24-month sentence, suspended for two years. A suspended sentence means Willmott will not go to prison provided he commits no further offences and complies with any conditions set by the court during the two-year period; breaching those terms can result in the suspended sentence being activated.

The age gap and the difference in sentence is typical of how courts approach drug-supply cases involving more than one defendant: sentencing guidelines weigh a defendant''s role, their age, and the scale of their involvement, and a younger defendant in a lesser role will often receive a different outcome from an older or more central one.

The local picture

Class A drug supply across Worksop and Retford is a recurring feature of the Bassetlaw courts list. Nottinghamshire Police''s Bassetlaw neighbourhood teams have repeatedly said that disrupting drug supply — and the cash, weapons and anti-social behaviour that travel with it — is a standing priority for the district.

For residents, the practical takeaway from cases like this is the role of the public in providing the intelligence that triggers searches in the first place. Information about suspected drug dealing can be reported to Nottinghamshire Police on 101, or anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

How we report these cases

Worksop Wire reports court outcomes from primary sources: published judgments, official Nottinghamshire Police press releases, and court records. Defendants are named only where they are adults convicted of an offence. The details in this article — names, ages, addresses, charges and sentences — are as set out on the public record following the Crown Court hearing.

Source: Nottinghamshire Police; reporting on the Nottingham Crown Court hearing of 14 May 2026.