Overview
- Andrew Lane, 30, was sentenced to 44 months at Shrewsbury Crown Court on October 31 after guilty pleas to supplying cocaine and ketamine.
- Officers raided his Telford address in January 2024 and again in March 2025, seizing six iPhones and cash, with body‑worn video showing a chainsaw used to breach the door.
- Forensic work on the phones linked Lane to county lines dealing, including a drugs line that rang one of his devices during the search.
- Lane told police he could make up to £5,000 a day from selling drugs, while border checks recorded recent trips to Cancun, Amsterdam and Istanbul used to illustrate his lifestyle.
- Prosecutors said there was no evidence he bought drugs abroad, and West Mercia Police stressed ongoing efforts to act on intelligence and disrupt local supply networks.