The gang used a Toyota Yaris which was left parked in a car park to run their business.
A drug gang leader has been jailed for 17 years for heading up a narcotics empire which flooded a town with heroin and crack cocaine.
Hassan Hussein was able to observe his group's activities as his address in South Bank Road overlooked the car park. Prosecutor Joshua Bowker previously said that between January and June 2023, they conspired to supply huge amounts of crack and heroin. "When, in June 2023, police officers executed co-ordinated arrests of the defendants involved and searched their home addresses, cash totalling in excess of £50,000 was seized, affording an insight into the scale of the operation."
The mobile was collected from the Yaris at the start of the day by whoever was responsible for running the 'day shift'. It was then either returned or transferred directly to the 'night shift' operative, often under the supervision of Hassan Hussain. Mr Bowker added: "The prosecution estimate that class A drugs weighing in excess of 5kg, with a street value of £514,350, were distributed in the course of the conspiracy."
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