A drugs gang have been jailed for a combined total of 53 years for supplying heroin and crack cocaine across a drugs line based in Bury
The police operation named Operation Tagula by officers,found that a phone line monitored between January and June 2023 sent out 38,635 text messages and almost 12,000 in return, with calls being made totalling 6,673 and 23,667 incoming.
Today the gangs leader Hassan Hussein, was jailed for 17 years.
Their activity consisted mainly of subjects attending a Toyota Yaris which remained parked stationary on the residential car park from when the observations began. Mobile phone forensic analytics suggested the phone used in the drugs line was kept in the Yaris overnight.
Hassan Hussain was the lead role in the OCG, with Nasir Ali a high-ranking member of the OCG and a trusted member.
When the drug line was first switched on, a series of ‘flare messages’ were sent out advertising the sale of the drugs, letting customers know they are available for delivery. This tactic is ordinarily used by drug dealers to advertise the sale of drugs.
The seven men were charged in June 2023 in connection with a suspected county lines criminal network.
Detective Constable Prince, the officer in charge of the case, said: “Operation Tagula was an investigation into the ACE drugs line where members of an organised crime group, supplied class A drugs around the Bury area of Greater Manchester.
“The sentences handed down today puts members of this crime group behind bars and sends a clear message to those who would blight the community of Bury with criminal activity, that it will not be tolerated, and we are determined to continue to bring criminals to justice and tackle the harm that organised crime causes our communities.
The six other members sentenced were Asam Hussain of South Bank Road, Bury was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Nasir Ali of Whitburn Drive, Bury was sentenced to six years nine months imprisonment.
Shakar Ali of March Drive, Bury was sentenced to six years imprisonment.
Ali Akbar Azam of Parkhills Road, Bury was sentenced to nine years imprisonment.
Mohammed Shah Ahmed of Braemar Drive, Bury was sentenced to five years four months imprisonment.
Waqas Ullah of Bury Road, Radcliffe was sentenced to four years six months imprisonment.
