Boss of 'Connor' county lines drug gang caught by police

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Powell was the controller of the ‘Connor’ county line operating between Liverpool and Widnes

Jack Powell has been sentenced to 33 months for running a Class A drugs line into Widnes. The 26-year-old, of Abingdon Road, Walton was caught by Operation Toxic officers as part of an investigation drug dealing and child criminal exploitation across the country.

On Wednesday, August 30, Liverpool crown court heard Powell was the controller of the ‘Connor’ county line. A mobile phone belonging to Powell showed messages concerning the supply of drugs and a warrant was carried out at an address on Frogmore Road, on Monday, February 13.Mobile phones belonging to Powell were seized containing further evidence relating to the supply of drugs.

"Project Medusa has closed more than 1,100 county lines over the last four years and identified and jailed major players in serious organised crime. Our fight against illegal drugs is never over, and we would urge anyone with information to come forward so we can pursue those involved and put them before the courts."

Operation Toxic is part of Project Medusa – a Merseyside-led initiative set up to tackle County Lines drug dealing and child criminal exploitation across the country. Since 2019, Project Medusa officers have closed 1,101 county lines; arrested 2,421 people for various offences including drug supply, firearms offences and money laundering; and identified 1,256 vulnerable adults and children who have been referred to safeguarding services.

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