Man jailed for his role in drug gang
CRIMINAL WAS INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE ‘COUNTY LINES’ DEALS
A WEST London man has been locked up for his key role in a prolific ‘country lines’ drug gang.
Kye Hardy-King, 28 of Lela Avenue, Hounslow, was sentenced to five years and six months in prison for various drug-related charges.
He was an important organiser in a drug supply route known as the ‘Tommy’ line, which was responsible for dealing crack cocaine and heroin to vulnerable people in north Surrey.
Hardy-King was arrested on June 16 this year in Hounslow.
Forensic work on two of his mobile phones revealed that Hardy-King had been involved in multiple drug deals over a period of months.
The court heard how Hardy
King would manipulate and order ‘runners’ to deliver drugs for him.
He pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday November 27 to all the charges.
These included being concerned with the supply of cocaine, the supply of heroin and with smuggling drugs into prison via a drone.
According to the National Crime
Agency: “It is common for the holder of the ‘deal line’ to operate with anonymity and distance from the market.
“We assess that disrupting this criminal tactic would have a significant impact upon gang-related class A drug supply and associated exploitation.”
Investigating Officer PC Katherine Stevens said “This is another positive sentence in Surrey and the Met’s move to tackle county lines drug dealing. A lot of work went into identifying Hardy-King as the orchestrator of the Tommy Line but this is the sort of covert work that goes on every day.
“Drug dealers such as HardyKing think they are invincible, but we have a robust team working hard to catch up with county lines drug contributors and hold them to account for their actions.”