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A County Lines drugs gang, whose ringleader was nicknamed 'Escobar', were snared by police after two members were brazenly photographed while holding wads of cash.
The 'Jay' line, which supplied cocaine and cannabis across Birmingham and Warwickshire, was originally run by Shakeel Khan and Mohammed Asim.
The pair sold the line to Shamraz Alam - who was known as 'Escobar', presumably as a nod to the notorious Colombian drug lord - and fellow dealer Amrez Alam for £40,000.
A complex police investigation throughout 2020 and 2021 saw officers examine thousands of phone messages to crack the gang's network and eventually swoop on several properties containing cash, drugs and firearms.
Detectives discovered photos of Asim in a car posing with thousands of pounds in cash.
A County Lines drugs gang, whose ringleader was nicknamed 'Escobar', were snared by police after some of the members were brazenly photographed while holding wads of cash
The gang members worked for the 'Jay' line, which supplied cocaine and cannabis across Birmingham and Warwickshir. Their gang was led by Shamraz Alam - who was known as 'Escobar', presumably as a nod to the notorious Colombian drug lord
From left: Amrez Alam, Mudassar Hussain, Mohammed Asim and Waqar Al
Gang members Shakeel Khan, Shamraz Alam and Valentina Dobr also pleaded guilty to varying charges of drugs and firearms offences
Officers also discovered Shamraz's girlfriend Valentina Dobre, was
