Two jailed for county lines in Telford
Two men have been jailed for their part in a county lines drug network travelling into Telford.
Gurpreet Singh and Mohammed Tayyab were arrested last year after police intercepted a planned drugs deal in Arleston in Wellington.
The operation by a team of officers, based at Malinsgate Police Station, saw Singh and Tayyab caught with £2,700 worth of heroin and crack cocaine and more than £600 cash.
During the the pair drove their vehicle at police causing considerable damage to a police vehicle.
On Monday 25 March they were sentenced for a total of 12 and a half years after previously pleading guilty at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday 14 January.
Gurpreet Singh, 34, of Wolverhampton, was sentenced to 40 months for possession with intent to supply heroin, 40 months for possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and six months for dangerous driving.
Mohammed Tayyab, 24, of Birmingham, was sentenced to 40 months for possession with intent to supply heroin and 40 months for possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.
Both men will serve their sentences concurrently.
Telford's Detective Chief Inspector Billy Scott said: "These are significant sentences for two men whose activities were causing considerable harm to our communities and I hope it sends a warning to those involved in county lines that if they are coming Telford we will take action. We know who they are and we are targeting them."
The sentences come as West Mercia Police continues to tackle serious and organised crime as part of its Protect campaign.
DCI Scott added: "There's no place for serious and organised crime in Telford and we have team's actively targeting those we believe to be involved. We will relentlessly pursue them and disrupt and dismantle their criminal network to make our town a safer place for our communities."
