R -v -MA – Derby Crown Court. Operation Jeleco

R -v -MA – Derby Crown Court. Operation Jeleco. Represented MA in a multi hander involving eight defendants conspiracy to supply Class A drugs namely Heroin and crack cocaine through a County Line operating from Sheffield to Derby. The supply of these drugs into Derby was facilitated by the provision by the group of two so called County Line telephone numbers which users and potential buyers could use as their point of contact to arrange the purchase of their chosen drug in their chosen quantities. The Defence put forward a Basis of Plea leading to MA receiving a far lenient sentence.