Jailed: Major drugs gang ran two County Lines including one from Black Country to Telford

The Walsall and Tipton-based 'Avon Line' supplied crack cocaine to Telford in Shropshire, while the 'Blacky Line' supplied to the popular coastal resort of Blackpool in Lancashire.

The gang was sentenced for their roles in the drug enterprise at Birmingham Crown Court last week. Coker was jailed for 15-years and six months and Atkinson was given nine years. Detectives from the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit seized significant amounts of Class A drugs as part of the investigation, and the suspects were arrested in February 2021.

"There they targeted the most vulnerable, ruining lives and blighting communities. We are pleased this gang has been taken off our streets and are now spending time behind bars."Sylvanus Coker, aged 44, from Walsall – 15 years and six months after being found guilty of conspiracy to supplying heroin and cocaine.

Benjamin Davies, aged 32, from Wolverhampton – seven years and eight months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supplying heroin and cocaine

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