Revealed: Faces of five county lines drug dealers who peddled heroin and crack cocaine in Telford
These are the faces of five men who are facing a combined 46 years in prison for peddling class A drugs in Telford.
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On Friday, Mohammed Ramzan, Imran Dean, Joseph Harvey, Stewart Clare and Irslan Wazir were given custodial sentences totalling 46 years for conspiracy to supply and distribute heroin and crack cocaine into Telford from Slough.
Their convictions follow a cross-border investigation by West Mercia Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) which saw the organised crime group based in Telford managing every level of the conspiracy from the organisation and collection of class A drugs at wholesale level down to street level supply.
Ramzan, 47 and of Princess Avenue in Arleston in Telford, was sentenced in his absence to 16 years in prison and disqualified from driving for nine years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine, being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine, being concerned in money laundering, two counts of converting criminal property and dangerous driving.
The court heard on Friday that Ramzan has absconded and is believed to be in Pakistan.
Dean, 31 and of Victoria Avenue in Wellington, Telford was sentenced to nine and a half years after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.
Harvey, 31 and of Heath Road in Wellington was sentenced to three and a half years after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.
Clare, 37, and of Orchard Road in Shifnal was sentenced to five years after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine and being concerned in money laundering.
Wazir, of Cross Roads in High Wycombe, was sentenced to 12 years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine, possession of cocaine, heroin and cannabis with intent to supply and two counts of dangerous driving.
A 41-year-old woman, Maryann Hindson, of Park End Road in Gloucester who was also connected to the drugs line was sentenced on March 20, to two years in jail suspended for two years after she pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.
Waseem Arif, aged 33, of Stafford Street in Telford received a community order for 18 months and Qasim Janjua, 32 and of Manor Road in Arleston was given a £1,000 fine after both men pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis on Friday, March 8.
Their convictions are a result of Operation Impel – an investigation that also examined a large money laundering operation into the money being made by the group.
This identified more than £100,000 being paid into a bank account linked to Mohammed Ramzan and Stewart Clare. Expensive holidays, cars and jewellery were also funded by their criminality.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Dakin from West Mercia’s SOCU said: “We are delighted this result recognises the national scale of this county line from a group who imported drugs across Telford.
“This sentencing closes another county line and sends a strong message to everyone that we will not tolerate drug dealing in our communities.
“Tackling serious and organised crime and county lines is a priority and we will continue to focus our efforts on disrupting the criminal behaviour of those who are causing harm in our communities.”
