A MAJOR county lines drugs operation that flooded Worcestershire with cocaine has been shut down.
A group of ten men and women, whose drug dealing blighted the communities of Worcester and Malvern, were sentenced to more than 60 years at Worcester Crown Court on Monday October 7.
The sentence followed an investigation by West Mercia Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit.
The group, who ran the ‘H’ line, were the other half of the Kam line, a group of six men who were jailed for more than 40 years in February.
This second sentencing brings the total to more than 100 years for the whole drugs gang.
The court found ten people guilty of conspiring to supply class A drug – cocaine.
Ameeth Mudhar, 41, from Malvern was sentenced to 14 years and six months. Genti Aliaj, 34, from Quinton, Birmingham, Ricardo White, 33, from Elmdon, Solihull, Sark Kennedy, 28, from Malvern, Neringa Rupeikate, 31, from West Bromwich, Brandon Scott, 26, from Worcester, Mark Tyrell, 27, from Malvern, Jack Beddoes, 30, from Worcester, Katy Holland, 40, from Malvern, and Robert Fleetwood, 35, from Worcester received sentences from between three and eight years.
This complex investigation identified the man in charge as Ameeth Mudhar, with his trusted right-hand men White, Kennedy and Aliaj.
Beneath them, the foot soldiers, street dealers and ‘baggers’ were Rupeikate, Scott, Tyrell, Beddoes, Holland and Fleetwood.
Those in charge had several dedicated phone lines used to advertise drugs for sale and take orders (four for Malvern and two for Worcester).
The two for Worcester came about after Mudhar took over from Syed Kamrul Alom of the Kam line, after he and five others were arrested in 2020, and sentenced in February 2024.
The group flooded Worcestershire with 15kg of cocaine, spreading untold misery to hundreds and hundreds of families through addiction and debt, instilling fear in the community, amassing possessions, status, cash, renting expensive properties and vehicles, and spending months holidaying abroad.
Detective Chief Inspector James Bamber, of South Worcestershire Local Policing Area, said: “Detectives from the SOCU worked tirelessly to rid South Worcestershire of the criminality inflicted by this group.
“I echo the sentiment of His Honour Judge Burbidge who commended the police for a detailed and diligent investigation.”
