A drug gang has been dismantled and one dealer arrested following a trio of early morning raids.
The three men were sentenced to a total of nine years in prison after a County Lines crackdown.
Dealer Andrew Wallance got a rude awakening when police stormed his home on Bridget Street, Rugby, in the early hours.
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Officers acting on a warrant from the British Transport Police County Lines Taskforce raided a property in Northamptonshire on 20 January 2025 that was being used as a trap house.
Wallance, 22, was found inside with a concealed package.
He became aggressive during his arrest and had to be carried into a police van to hospital, where the package was recovered and confirmed as crack cocaine and heroin, as reported by Need To Know.
The gang member was initially bailed, but police investigation revealed two others were involved. Messages between Wallance, Isaiah Taitt and Dequarme Lennox showed they were working together to supply Class A drugs.
On 12 March, all three homes were raided in the early hours.
Officers seized a drugs line phone, a large knife disguised as a bike pump, Class A drugs and £9,000 in cash.
Wallance was jailed for three years and five months at Warwick Crown Court on 28 January after pleading guilty to Assault of an Emergency Worker, Offering to Supply Crack Cocaine, Offering to Supply Heroin, and Possession with Intent to Supply Class A drugs.
Taitt, 24, of Bridge Close, West London, was jailed for two years and nine months after pleading guilty to offering to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
Lennox, 22, of Burford, Telford, pleaded guilty to the same offences and was sentenced to three years.
Detective Inspector Matt Davies of BTP said: “This is a hugely significant result in our crackdown on County Lines – three men who operated a once thriving drugs line are now behind bars and the illegal drugs they peddled have been taken off the streets along with a potentially lethal weapon.
“This could not have been achieved without the efforts of colleagues at the Metropolitan Police as well as Warwickshire, West Mercia and Northamptonshire Police.
“Working together means we combine our individual resources to hunt down those who profit from the sale of drugs and exploit others – make no mistake, if you’re using the network to deal drugs we’ll be catching up with you very soon.”
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