A drug dealer who operated a county lines drug network supplying heroin and cocaine in the Oldbury area has been jailed.
Markel Harris of Walton Road, Oldbury ran the Sharpie drugs line which operated in the West Midlands and other areas of the country.
West Midlands Police County Lines Task Force officers investigating the drugs line found that bulk phone messages were sent out showing availability and prices of drugs to users.
Following CCTV enquiries, they identified Harris purchasing top up vouchers for a phone involved in the drugs line.
In February, officers executed a warrant at his home and seized a handset used by the drugs line and a host of class A drugs.
Police seized £18,000 in cash from Harris’ address.