Man jailed for supplying drugs in Great Yarmouth
A man's been sentenced to four years in prison for supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Great Yarmouth.
Ahmed Macow, who's 24 and from Westwood Road in Ilford, appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday 5th November after pleading guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs at an earlier hearing.
He was arrested in London on Tuesday 21st July under Operation Orochi, which is a joint operation between Norfolk Police and the Metropolitan Police, focussing on analysing data from mobile phones to identify those responsible for running county lines.
Just before his arrest, police say he was seen throwing a package containing a mobile phone and a quantity of cash from a window.
Further analysis of the phone, and other phones in his possession, revealed they had been used to send bulk text messages facilitating the sale of Class A drugs in Great Yarmouth.
PC James Bailey from the County Lines Team said: "Today’s sentencing serves as another warning to those intent on supplying drugs into Norfolk that we remain committed to tackling County Lines and cutting off the supply of Class A drugs at their source.
"Officers in Norfolk are continuing to work with the Met Police to identify those who control these drug lines from London and exploit young and vulnerable people to make a profit.”