By 2011, Simpson was running multiple drug dealing cells across the entire south coast from Cornwall to Sussex. West Midlands Police have been working hard to smash organised crime in the city, Stay in the know. The NSPCC helpline is staffed by trained professionals who can provide expert advice and support if youre concerned about a child. Filmed at night on a residential street in Northfield, it showed hooded and masked youths rapping about guns and gangs and making chilling threats to rivals. Co-Creator at Spiritual Gangster. 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This was a drug dealing operation between January 2012 and August 2013 involved not in street dealing but the moving of multiple kilograms of drugs, she added. He knows of some who have dropped out of school in recent months, prioritising earning a living over education. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the M.E.N. A major drug dealer was busted by his own CCTV cameras when police found footage of him hauling bags of cannabis into his home. ", He added: "We also secured Criminal Behaviour Orders against Toms, Iqbal and Ilsley that, from the day of their release and for five years, prohibits them from associating with each other and bans them from entering any driveways or gardens without the owners permission.. The operation left him able to spend around 75,000 a week in cash, including on his cocaine habit, Rolex watches, hotels and leasing top-end cars such as Land Rovers and Mercedes. His tentacles also stretched to the Maldives and into Ireland, where he has relatives in the Dublin area. Matthew Norford is a reformed gangster who was once a member of the notorious Rusholme Mandem. Like the rappers, he says. County Lines has, with time, further normalised child criminal exploitation (CCE) in criminal circles. 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Around 14 other shipments had previously slipped through, with all 15 having a total estimated worth of 44million. Miss Josephs said James, aged 35, was involved in every deal but took great lengths to cover his tracks. At Friday's court appearance, the following sentences were issued: Following the sentencing, Detective Inspector Gough from the West Midlands Regional and Organised Crime Unit, said: "We are pleased with this result which is the culmination of many months of investigation, working with colleagues across our region to tackle the problem of serious organised crime. There was a lot less use of the transport network and the trains, but more use of private cars or hire cars, the detective says. One of the concerns around the pandemic was the loss of protective barriers around children. Monga and Ahmed were linked to the C2 gang in Coventry, while Mr Xasan - who was arrested just days before his death over possession of an imitation gun - was connected to rival group RB7, West Midlands Police said. Mr Lewis was sounding the alert during his ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show on Tuesday evening. Convicted drug dealer Gareth James, who lived a life of luxury in a house "like something out of Grand Designs". Leslie Allen, 64, fitted the security system so he could monitor who was visiting the property in Coventry. He returned to Warwick Crown Court last week where a judge. The victim, 26, was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to a garage, where he was bound, gagged and beaten. Truman Jones does appear to be different. That initial cohort was about 30 children.. But one found his exit route blocked by a concrete bollard and another was found hiding out in bushes. 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