Trio of drug dealers jailed
The ‘Money’ line operated in Peterborough and Leicester
Three drug dealers running the ‘Money’ line have been jailed as part of a police operation.
Police carried out dawn raids on 8 February last year (2024) in Peterborough and Leicester and arrested three men as part of Operation Hypernova, a force-wide crackdown on county lines drug dealing and human trafficking.
Cocaine, heroin, scales, £1,060 in cash and a mobile phone linked to the ‘money’ drugs line were found at the home address of Francisco Ramos in Exeter Road, Peterborough.
Muhammed Akhtar was arrested at his home in Birchtree Avenue, Dogsthorpe, where a mobile phone and a Peugeot were seized.
Gheratullah Dost was arrested in Hillsborough Road, Glen Parva, Leicester, were a mobile phone was recovered along with the key to the Peugeot vehicle.
Investigations revealed messages linking all three men to the ‘money’ line.
At Huntingdon Law Courts on Tuesday (23 September), Dost, 22, was sentenced to four years and one month, Ramos, 23, was sentenced to three years and seven months and Akhtar, 23, was sentenced to three years and six months.
They all previously pleaded guilty to three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
Detective Sergeant Jacob Tustin-Reeves, who investigated, said: “This result sends a clear message: if you choose to exploit vulnerable people and flood our communities with harmful drugs, we will find you, we will dismantle your network and you will face justice.”
Operation Hypernova 2 took place in February 2024 and saw 51 county lines dismantled and 33 people charged with 93 drug and human trafficking offences.