Nottingham county lines gang leader jailed for selling Class A drugs in Banbury

Musa Njie, 34, pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

He was sentenced to seven years in prison at his sentencing on Monday, May 13.

Police found that two mobile phones were being used by Njie to send out bulk marketing messages to drug users in Banbury.

These messages would advertise the supply and availability of drugs and tell users which addresses they could buy them from.

The gang boss was arrested after police officers spoke to people in a car in the Radford area of Nottingham on March, 2021.

This led to the police searching an address in the town of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, where they seized white powder, drug paraphernalia and mobile phones.

During the investigation, police used cell site data to track Njie’s movements and analyse his mobile phone content and transfer of data.

They discovered that he had been travelling from Nottingham to Banbury between December 2020 and March 2021, and he had been in contact with lower-level drug dealers involved in the operation as well as customers.

Detective Inspector Luke Todd, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “As our complex work in cases like this one shows, we are continuing to do everything in our power to prosecute criminals involved in organised drug crime and to safeguard our communities and vulnerable young people who they prey upon and exploit for their own gain.”

“Our proactive County Lines team, supported by other force teams and resources, continues to tackle this problem all year round and it’s testament to the hard work, dedication, and teamwork shown by officers that we are able to shut down County Lines operations such as this one.”