Head of ‘Frosty’ drugs line is jailed for five years
THE controller of the ‘Frosty’ drugs line has been caught and jailed for dealing heroin and crack cocaine.
Jack Chew, 24, of Dam Wood Road, in Speke, was the head of the criminal gang that supplied crack cocaine and heroin into Widnes and Runcorn.
Chew was jailed for five years by Liverpool Crown Court for supplying Class A drugs.
Chew was found out as part of Project Medusa - a Merseyside-led initiative set up to tackle County Lines drug dealing and child criminal exploitation across the country.
The Project Medusa team provides the daily force response to County Lines and they work alongside partners and other forces from across the UK to dismantle and disrupt criminal gangs.
Detective Inspector Gary Stratton of Merseyside Police said: “Through our investigation, we were able to prove that Chew was the controller of a drugs line operating into Widnes and Runcorn.
“The jailing of criminals like Chew, who sell drugs and harm vulnerable people in our communities, continues on a daily basis.
“We know the devastation that drugs cause and Merseyside Police remains relentless in our pursuit of these criminals and ending their drugs trade.
“We thank the public who share information with us about drug dealing or any vulnerability they see because this intelligence is vital to protecting our communities.”
Merseyside Police’s Silence is Not an Option campaign focuses on changing attitudes towards reporting gangrelated activity and increasing intelligence reports to Crimestoppers anonymously to report serious and organised crime in Merseyside.
For more information, please visit crimestoppersuk.org.
If you have any information about County Lines activity in your area DM @MerPolCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
In an emergency always call 999.
‘We know the devastation that drugs cause and Merseyside Police remains relentless in our pursuit of these criminals and ending their drugs trade’ Detective Inspector Gary Stratton, Merseyside Police