ALLEGED drugs 'kingpin' Gary Hardy did all he could to get one of his brothers off illegal substances, a court was told.
Giving evidence during his ongoing trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Hardy revealed how he was against drugs and had worked hard to drag his brother Carl away from his glue sniffing addiction.
He told the jury: "He had a serious problem with glue s
niffing and had been addicted for between 10-15 years. His addiction was as bad as you are going to get and I had to do something to help him.
"I moved him away from the area into one of my properties and paid for him to go to a treatment clinic. I do not know how much it cost me. I then employed him at Apex to give him a regular wage."
Hardy had earlier described to the court how he had tried to get his friend and business associate Dale Arnold away from drugs and how he had 'no interest' in the drugs scene.
THE CHARGES
Gary Hardy, of The Copse, Mansfield, and his brother Paul Hardy (47), of Kirkby, deny one charge of conspiracy to supply heroin, one charge of conspiracy to supply cocaine, one charge of conspiracy to supply amphetamines and four counts of conspiracy to supply cannabis between 1st January 2000 and 5th January 2007.
The brothers' mum June Muers (66), formerly of Pearl Avenue, Kirkby, also denies one charge of conspiracy to supply amphetamines and two charges of conspiracy to supply cannabis between 1st January 2003 and 5th January 2007.
Both Gary Hardy and Clipstone man Carl Busby (45), of Forest Road, also deny money laundering charges between 1st April 2003 and 4th January 2007.
Gary Hardy also denies a separate charge of having £14,000-worth of cash gained through criminal activities in his possession on 23rd May 2003.
Gary and Paul Hardy, of Willow Avenue, Kirkby, along with Muers, all deny a further charge of possessing criminal property on 4th January 2007.
Kirkby woman Zoe Chapman, of Willow Avenue –– Paul Hardy's partner –– also faces three charges of conspiracy to supply amphetamines and cannabis between 1st January 2000 and 5th January 2007.
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