Seven members of a county lines drugs gang were arrested after being found to have conspired in an operation to deal class A drugs codenamed 'Freddy'.
Seven members of a county lines gang who used the code name "Freddy" to deal more than £1million of drugs have been sentenced.
Analysis of a "burner" phone established the existence of the "Freddy" line – a conspiracy to supply diamorphine and cocaine. "Conversations showed various messages from Zahir’s associates telling him how the drugs were being stored."Following their arrest police found more burner phones, electronic scales, cash and a machete.Examination of more mobile phones revealed the scale of the county lines network.Seven men subsequently pleaded guilty to drugs offences:Umair Shakeel, 25, of Ryan Street, Bradford, was jailed for eight years.
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