County lines drugs lord, 32, relied on three runners with a combined age of 169 to push crack cocaine and heroin worth £75,000 into quaint market towns Nicholas Ward ran sophisticated drugs empire from his home in West Bromwich He used couriers aged 61, 55, and 53 to deliver to customers across Midlands Ringleader jailed for nine years after police smashed the gang in a raid in 2018
By Andy Dolan for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:17 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 10 April 2019
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The leader of a county lines drugs gang relied on three runners with a combined age of 169 to push crack cocaine and heroin into market and spa towns.
Nicholas Ward, 32, ran the hotline from his home in West Bromwich, West Midlands, and employed runners, including Adrian Tipping, 61, John
