How a Liverpool drugs gang flooded Welsh towns with £1.Shucondrea C.Supplying heroin is passing a life sentence on some people who use it, a life sentence of misery and sometimes an early death – all to fuel the greed of this gang."Īhmed, of Bleak Hill Road, Birmingham, and Mohammed, of Denewood Avenue, Birmingham, were each sentenced to three years detention in a young offenders institution. Judge Geraint Walters told them: "This is not a game. When arrested - Ahmed after fleeing on his e-scooter and being chased and rugby tackled to the ground by a policeman - both teenagers were found to be carrying knives. The pair - aged just 19 and 18 respectively - were "trusted employees" of a Birmingham organised crime gang who had been sent to south Wales to deal Class A drugs. Teenage heroin and crack dealers Sufiyan Ahmed and Daniel Mohammed were staying in a holiday rental flat in Swansea, and using electric scooters to get around to make their deliveries. Sufiyan Ahmed and Daniel Mohammed are now behind bars (Image: South Wales Police) Sharp-Bird, of Woking Close, Putney, London, was sentenced to 26 months.Ĭocaine dealer Martin Coffey was found with a meat cleaver in his jacket That, I am afraid Mr Sharp-Bird, is what happens when you become involved in this murky world." "I accepted you had accrued a drugs debt and I accept you were under a degree of pressure. Judge Paul Thomas QC said: "You don't need me to tell you, you were involved with a county lines operation – people like you coming from big cities like London and causing a real scourge in smaller cities like ours. The youngster - who once represented Chelsea in a youth football community initiative - became a drugs mule for an organised criminal gang after running up a cannabis debt. Hidden up his backside were almost 250 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine. Twenty-year-old Londoner Akyo Sharp-Bird was arrested when police raided a flat in the Griffith John Street flats in Swansea. Hammond, aged 27, of Bardsey Avenue, Blaenymaes, Swansea, and 32-year-old Thomas, of Fullers Row, Mount Pleasant, Swansea, were each sentenced to two-and-a-half years.Īkyo Sharp-Bird once represented Chelsea in a community football projectįormer teen footballer Akyo Sharp-Bird was part of a 'county lines' drug operation trafficking heroin and crack cocaine from London to Swansea (Image: South Wales Police) "It wrecks lives you become conscripted into dealing you get caught and there is a long prison sentence to follow. It is not a social thing to do - you take it, you become addicted to it. Judge Geraint Walters said: "People tempted to try Class A drugs such as cocaine and heroin should think about where it might all lead. Both had been "recreational" cocaine users before turning to dealing. The pair claimed they were our looking for a lost horse when officers questioned them. Jodie Hammond (left) and Katie Thomas (Image: South Wales Police)Ĭocaine dealing couple Jodie Hammond and Katie Thomas were found with £2,000 of the Class A drug in ready-to-sell deals and £500 in cash when police stopped their car in the Ravenhill area of Swansea. Jodie Hammond and Katie Thomas told police they were looking for a lost horse That is a fair indication of the scale of the operation - you were not a person selling a little bit of cannabis to fund a habit, you were in the business of supplying cannabis."ĭavies, of Brynglas Avenue, Cwmavon, was sentenced to 12 months. The courts are familiar with the dangers of young men carrying knives. The possession of knives in these circumstances has only one purpose. "You armed yourself with three potentially very dangerous weapons. Sending him down at Swansea Crown Court judge Geraint Walters told him: "You were running, effectively, a mobile drugs supply unit, bragging about the different types of cannabis you were able to supply. The 20-year-old - who boasted in text messages to customers about the different types of cannabis he was offering including "Buddha cheese" and "blue gelato" - was caught red-handed in the town centre by eagle-eyed police officers. Jonathan Michael Albert Davies sold cannabis on the streets of Neath armed with stun gun, a lock knife, and a personalised knuckle duster engraved with the words "Dodgy John". Jonathan Michael Albert Davies (Image: South Wales Police)
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