Welwyn Garden City: Two county lines drug dealers jailed

The two men operated the ‘B’ line in the town, between December 2022 and March 2023, bringing in heroin and crack cocaine from Luton. 

They appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday, April 25.

Mohammad Islam, 35, of Cromwell Road, Luton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin), and was jailed for to seven years.

Mohammed Rahim, 28, of Trinity Road, Luton, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin), and was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

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Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Operation Mantis team, said: “Islam and Rahim ran the ‘B’ line, which supplied drugs out of Luton into the Welwyn area.

"The disruption of this line will make a significant impact on drug use and associated crime in the region. It also sends a clear message that drug dealing will not go unpunished and anyone involved will be caught and jailed.

“Exploitation of vulnerable people is just one of the tragic symptoms of organised drug gangs. County lines dealers can coerce people into providing a base for dealers to operate or to act as distributers themselves.

"They often use young people to handle drugs and money, drawing them deeper into gang affiliation that often leads to violence and abuse.”

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