A SOLIHULL man was one of 12 people to be handed prison sentences totalling more than 100 years.
Mark Seeley, 36, of Nineacres Drive, was sentenced to four years and eight months for his role on the Figo drugs line.
This comes after a six-month operation carried out by West Midlands Police’s County Lines Task Force (CLTF) into the Rico, Diego, Figo and Potter drug lines.
Brothers Aadam and Haroon Iqbal, and Mohammed Usman, were in control of the Rico line through two phone numbers operating in Hodge Hill.
During a search of their properties when the warrants were executed, Haroon and Usman were each found with a Rico phone.
In February 2023, Adam Slater and Tiahna Phillips were both working for the Diego line.
They were stopped in their car in Solihull where phone data showed the Diego line as being active in the area.
Investigations into the phone data associated with the Figo line showed regular communication between Mark Seeley and Amani Adams who were working for the line along with Ilyas Sadiq who controlled the line.
Seeley’s car was captured on CCTV a number of times parked outside shops where the Diego line would be topped up.
Officers looked into the Potter line which showed Anees Mahmood, Humair Ul Rehman and Levy Mukwita in regular communication.
Messages revealed that Mukwita would supply drugs to all four lines.
The 24-year-old would act as the middle man to each line and phone data shows that he would arrange the supply of drugs with those controlling and running all of the lines.
West Midlands Police said the revenue from these lines was estimated to be between £18,000 and £20,000 per week – up to £100,000 per month.
During the warrants police recovered a significant quantity of class A drugs, a large amount of cash and mobile phones used to run some of the lines.
Aadam and Haroon Iqbal, Usman, Seeley, Yasine Sadiq, Ilyas Sadiq, Slater, Phillips and Mukwita were all arrested during the warrants last year.
Amani Adams and Rehman handed themselves in the following month, while Mahmood was arrested at Birmingham Airport in September having fled to Pakistan.
All 12 pleaded guilty at court hearings earlier this year.
Birmingham Crown Court sentenced the rest of the gang to the following:
Aadam Iqbal, 28, of Ward End Park Road – 12 years and six months
Anees Mahmood, 24, of Parkfield Road, Alum Rock – 12 years and 10 months
Yasine Sadiq, 27, of Fernbank Road, Birmingham – 11 years
Ilyas Sadiq, 28, of Fernbank Road, Birmingham – 10 years and 10 months
Levy Mukwita, 25, of Wallbank Court, Birmingham – 10 years and six months
Mohammed Usman, 26, of Hodge Hill Road, Birmingham- 10 years and six months
Amani Adams, 21, of Drews Lane, Birmingham- eight years
Haroon Iqbal, 34, of Drylea Grove, Birmigham- six years and four months
Adam Slater, 21, of Tyburn Road, Birmingham- six years
Humair Ul Rehman, 27, of Rymond Road, Birmingham- six years
Tiahna Phillips, 23, of Draycott Avenue, Birmingham- five years
Det Sergeant Craig Tennant from West Midlands Police, said: “This is a fantastic result following a complex investigation. The team have successfully taken a large number of drugs off the streets and put this group who caused misery in our communities behind bars for a very long time.
“The four lines operated under a unique model and they all worked together as a coalition, which is rare to see with drugs line.
“This meant they could service more customers and ultimately earn more money together.
“Our actions do not stop at enforcement. We continue to work with partner agencies to offer support to vulnerable people and provide long-term support.
“As ever, we couldn’t do this without information from the public and encourage you to get in touch if you have any information. You might think it’s nothing, but it could be integral to our investigation.
