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Seven Jailed Over £1 Million P Line Drug Operation in the Black Country and Birmingham
Seven men pleaded guilty to drugs offences linked to the P Line, which supplied heroin and crack cocaine across the Black Country and Birmingham.
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West Midlands Police said its investigation into the P Line began in 2023. Phones operating the line received and sent thousands of calls and messages, with members working shifts over a 22-hour period every day. Police said dozens of kilograms of Class A drugs were sold in Smethwick, Wednesbury, Walsall and Birmingham.
Officers arrested seven men during raids in 2025, recovering several kilograms of Class A drugs and thousands of pounds in cash. The seven pleaded guilty to drugs offences and were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court in September 2026.
Zuhayb Abdi, 30, whom police identified as the line’s leader, received seven years; Waqas Hussain, 27, described as his understudy, received five years. Asa Mcintosh, 21, received nine years; Bradley Whatmore, 25, ten years; Hakeem Ali, 24, ten years and five months; Quarnay Lee-Taylor, 25, twelve years; and Rees Macdonald, 31, six years. The supplied account does not include the individual offences or sentencing reasons needed to explain the different terms.
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United KingdomWest MidlandsBirminghamHeroinCrack CocaineSentencing
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