R -v -MA – Sheffield Crown Court. Operation River

R -v -MA – Sheffield Crown Court. Operation River. Represented MA in a multi hander conspiracy to supply Class A drugs namely Diamorphine and cocaine involving the main drug dealing line in Sheffield. The complex investigation involved telecoms evidence, namely telecommunications data. The modern slavery defence under s.45 Modern Slavery Act 2015 was raised. As part of the defence case, Adam Law Solicitors instructed a modern slavery expert who concluded was a victim of modern slavery: deprivation of liberty and forced labour who suffered both physical and psychological abuse. The case attracted national media coverage.