Drug dealers jailed as £20,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine destined for Staffordshire streets discovered

Joseph During and Christopher Zama, both aged 23, have been jailed for their roles in the drug supply operations. 

It comes after officers from Staffordshire Police forced entry and searched 10 separate addresses in simultaneous raids in Burton.

As well as finding the huge quantity of drugs, they also recovered mobile phones linked to the drug lines. 

The raids came as officers worked to investigate the men and women linked to several county lines operating in Staffordshire.

These were the Bruno Line, the AJ Line, and the Frank Line.

During and Zama were sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on October 31.

Zama, of Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

During, of no fixed address, was locked up for six years after admitting the same offences. He also received a three-month prison term, to run consecutively, after pleading guilty to possession of a knife or blade in a public place.

Six other defendants are due to be sentenced at a later date.

Nikita Lismanovics, 19, from Stapenhill, Ethan Wilson, 18, and Troy Francis, 22, from Burton-on-Trent, have admitted conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine, while Julie Stringer, 30, from Burton-on-Trent, has admitted conspiring to supply crack cocaine.

Anthony Mills, 40, from Stapenhill, and David Tonks, 44, from Streethay in Lichfield, have admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

Detective Superintendent Nicki Addison, said: “We are delighted that due to the persistence and hard work of our proactive teams we have been able to shut down three county lines and work towards making our communities safer by undertaking this relentless activity.”