Two Redditch dealers jailed for running county lines drugs network

Two Redditch drug dealers have been sentenced at court for their roles in supplying heroin and crack cocaine into the town.

Tawqeer Mahmood, 22, of Other Road, Redditch, was sentenced on Thursday (23 January) at Birmingham Crown Court to four years two months (50 months) for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs - heroin and crack cocaine.

He was also ordered to serve a further six months consecutively for breaching a suspended sentence, taking his total to four years eight months (56 months).

Aliyan Razzak (left) and Tawqeer Mahmood

Aliyan Razzak, 22, of Mount Street, Redditch, was sentenced to 32 months for one count of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs - heroin and 32 months for one count of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs – crack cocaine, to run concurrently.

The pair were arrested and charged following warrants targeting the ‘Madz’ county line that were carried out by officers in Redditch and our colleagues in West Midlands Police in July 2024.

A county line refers to the phone(s) or deal line that drug dealers use to sell their drugs into the area.

Safer Neighbourhood Inspector for Redditch, Rich Field, said: “We are pleased to get these results at court for these two drug dealers who operated the Madz county line in Redditch, selling class A drugs into our community.

“Working together with our colleagues at West Midlands Police, we targeted addresses and individuals in raids last July aimed at stopping their dealing which has a harmful impact on the public we are here to protect and serve.

“Drug dealers prey on some of the most vulnerable people in society and their presence in turn causes more crime such as shoplifting, burglary and antisocial behaviour.

“We will not cease in our ongoing efforts to drive drug dealers and all the harm they cause away from our town.”

• This investigation forms part of Operation Target – West Mercia Police’s work to tackle serious and organised crime. New operation launched to target serious and organised crime | West Mercia Police

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Aliyan Razzak

Tawqeer Mahmood