Three men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs as part of a county lines operationQasib Hussain, 25, led a gang that bulk-messaged 2,901 drug users between July 2019 and February 2020, Leeds Crown Court heard on Friday.
Class A drugs were then dispatched to Harrogate where "drug runners", who were often vulnerable people with addiction problems, were used to sell the items on the streets. He said Aquib Ali Hussain and Hussain Khan had been "first and second lieutenant" to Qasib Hussain, who was in charge of the operation.
Melissa Barnwell, 49, and Natalie Hullah, 34, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
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