Why send children hundreds of miles from home when just down the A34, in a town like Macclesfield, there is demand for drugs? Drug lord and six cohorts who flooded streets with 70MILLION of cocaine are jailed for 111 years - in huge blow to county lines network around M25 The seven drug gang members were jailed after . Despite this, the Prime Minister recently claimed that county lines drugs networks had been rolled up in some areas. These long custodial sentences should serve as a clear message that targeting those people involved in the illicit supply of drugs will always remain a priority for Warwickshire Police. By late 2012 the charge had been reduced to one of laundering 6,000 for the gang, and after a guilty plea Kekula was out of jail within months. The damning sentences are a result of a joint investigation by the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police. Police believe the name P1 either refers to Proffitt Avenue in Bell Green, where they are believed to originate from, or the slang term papers, which means money. Despite his associates being convicted, Mulvey slipped the net. Children are also sharing more personal details about themselves online than ever before. Matthew Norford believes many more children joined gangs during the lockdowns and even more are feeling frustrated and disenfranchised. Working with police has helped social workers pick up exploited children within regional borders far quicker. He says some admire drill rappers - a genre of music known for violent lyrics. Kids just want to be famous.. The paranoid dealer used 60 different phones during the scam ditching one after less than two days in an effort to avoid detection. One of the offenders phoned the victims cousin and instructed him to go to steal the familys jewellery for them - or they threatened to kill their captive. It was the drill rappers there showing money that started this. Four days later, another taxi driver who was asked to take a group of five to six females to a street in Nechells had an object thrown at his face. The former boxing promoter was convicted of supplying cocaine and cannabis following a trial earlier this year and jailed for 13 years. They were impressed by his reputation - one bolstered by his hospitalisation after a machete attack in Manchester, Grimsby Live reports. Carren Monga can now be identified after a judge lifted reporting restrictions, Abdul Wahid Xasan was shot twice in the back in March last year, Riaz Ahmed was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve a minimum 18 years. West Midlands Polices Organised Crimes & Gangs Team have been working tirelessly to smash gangs across the city and the wider Midlands. There is no suggestion anyone at the bar knew about his criminal dealings. She said: I work in Birmingham where youve got the Johnson Crew and the Burger Bar Boys and they like to show off their wealth by driving flash cars, that sort of thing. North Yorkshire Police Superintendent Lindsey Butterfield said the operation highlighted the vulnerability of those exploited by drug dealers. Shaken, traumatised and constantly putting their lives at risk - front line police officers across Birmingham and the West Midlands are facing an "extreme level of threat on a regular basis", according to chair of the West Midlands Police Federation, Sergeant Richard Cooke, who believes his officers have been hit by a "knife-crime epidemic" in recent months. Get the latest news from Greater Manchester, the UK and around the globe on the free Manchester Evening News apps - download them here for your Apple or Android device. "Youll get lines like that but also internal ones within groups that might have more capability and will try and dominate certain areas.. He knows of some who have dropped out of school in recent months, prioritising earning a living over education. He was instructed to drive to Black Patch park in Smethwick where he was threatened and beaten with a handgun and lost consciousness several times. Birmingham Crown Court heard extraordinary details about how he lived a life of luxury - spending up to 75,000 cash every week. Shipping containers with Audi car parts found in 'huge' Shirley 'chop shop' raid, A number of shipping containers with heavy-duty locks were found at the farm off Tanworth Lane in Shirley with the first containing Audi parts, Love Island villa rocked as new bombshells Zara and David given big power. The West Midlands could be hit by flurries of snow and sleet this week. Describing county lines as a plague, Boris Johnson wrote that police believe they have rolled up about 90 per cent of these gangs in Norfolk. But he admitted 'we must do more' and mentioned government efforts to recruit more police officers, support tougher sentences and back forces to tackle street violence. Kekula's co-conspirators in the Bugsy gang included Lauren and Billy Griffin, siblings from Monsall, north Manchester. And Manchester criminals have been active from Cornwall to Aberdeenshire. Hour-by-hour forecast as Met Office issues new weather warning, The Met Office has predicted a cold and frosty start for many areas in the North West, Woman found injured on the road after attack near cricket club, Police are keen to speak with a person believed to have stopped their vehicle and spoken to the victim that night, Forensic officers tape off house as man is arrested on suspicion of arson, The man was taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. Investigating officer, Det Con Alan Reeves, from West Midlands Police Force CID, said: Toms has a long criminal history for burglary; we suspected he was involved and placed him as wanted on national police systems. Judge Andrew Lockhart said: The facts drive me to conclude you are a major drugs wholesaler. Three travellers from two rival gypsy gangs are jailed for more than 30 years after terrifying machete brawl in the street that left one man millimetres from death with his throat slashed. 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A man who used an axe to attack a woman in a hairdressers has been jailed for 31 years. As such police are working with social services across the regions ten boroughs as well as with charities and the National Crime Agency to address the growing problem. Fortunately it turned out to be an imitation firearm, Coventry temple struggling to cope with food demand from city students, As many as 200 students are coming to the Gurdwara for food every day, Cyclist given trauma care after crash with car closes part of A5, The young man has suffered serious injuries. The AJ Team, the Jay Team, the Junior Team and the Yardies Team gangs pressured youngsters into street dealing and recruited addicts and the vulnerable, police said in 2019. What unites them is the dynamics of the drugs market, and its rules of supply and demand. Now the three men are behind bars after police used community intelligence, DNA evidence and social media messages to link them to firearms offences - despite no gun ever being found on them. As he was jailed for seven years in December 2018, Kekulas lawyer said his life of crime started when he started mixing with the wrong company and hanging around with the wrong crowd. If you have information on child exploitation and abuse or suspect it may be happening but want to remain completely anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online or on the phone. As the terrified victim was made to drive around Winson Green and Smethwick, he was repeatedly punched, hit with the butt of a knife and even choked. Burns, from Richmond Road in Stechford, admitted three burglaries and was locked up for 20 months. A kidnap gang have been jailed for a total of 48 years after abducting, assaulting and robbing a man as he sat in his car with a friend in Birmingham. The charm of rural and coastal areas can conceal problems like poverty, isolation and addiction. There were things such as 'sextortion' which tends to hit young people. One resident, Julian Bell, had been paralysed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 12. 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We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The court heard that another victim suffered a cut to his thumb. And so, in recent years, the problems of small towns and villages have had an effect on the young people of Greater Manchester, and the problems of young people in Greater Manchester have had an effect on small towns and villages. He was arrested on 6 September 2017 in connection with the investigation. Around 14 other shipments had previously slipped through, with all 15 having a total estimated worth of 44million. We had a large group of children identified from one police investigation that we immediately, with police, recognised as victims of criminal exploitation rather than seeing them as drug dealers. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The victim and his friend had been sitting in their car on Cuthbert Road, Winson Green, when Ivy-Foster, Davis-McCann and Wallace approached them and attempted to befriend them. However, his gangster lifestyle came to light when he was caught stashing lethal weapons in the boot of 27-year-old mother Bianca Willoughby's car in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Convicted drug dealer Gareth James, who lived a life of luxury in a house "like something out of Grand Designs". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Gail says child criminal exploitation is a national issue but needs to be better recognised. They were part of the C2 gang whos rivals are RB7.The Website - https://www.gtbulletin.comPlease check it out and share with others and share. Kekula gathered a following of teenagers, young men and drug users from Grimsby. 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He was extradited back to the UK and has now been convicted of two charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and two charges of conspiracy to import cannabis between May 2006 and February 2007. An investigation revealed he had assets worth more than 140,000 including cash, a car and shares in three properties. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. County Lines has, with time, further normalised child criminal exploitation (CCE) in criminal circles. If there was ever an incident we very very rarely had any witnesses come forward and as a result cases never got to court.. Ahmed, who was 15 when he murdered Mr Xasan, had already been named. The Childrens Society would not comment directly on the Prime Ministers column but said services run as part of their Disrupting Exploitation programme - including one in Manchester - are still constantly operating at capacity. 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