Two men jailed for a total of 10 years for Class A drugs offences

Above L - R Lee Harrison and Terence Rice 

Two men have today, Friday 21 February, been jailed for a total of 10 years for Class A drugs offences.

Lee Harrison, 27, of Liverpool Road, Huyton, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine.

He was jailed for five years when he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court.

Terence Rice, 36, of Bearwood Road, Tower Hill, Kirkby, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place. He was jailed for five years and two months.

The pair were arrested after officers sighted a BMW X3 heading through the Wallasey tunnel towards Liverpool on the evening of Monday 25 November last year, and stopped it on Jennifer Avenue.

During a subsequent search at the home address of Harrison cocaine with a value of between £4760 and ££11,900 was recovered.

The charges came as part of our ongoing Operation Toxic which is part of Project Medusa - a Merseyside-led initiative set up to tackle suspected County Lines drug dealing and child criminal exploitation across the country.

Detective Sergeant Shaun McNee said: “County Lines gangs have no regard for the young, vulnerable people they coerce in to running drugs across the country, often with threats of violence and intimidation.

“Merseyside Police leads nationally on the response to County Lines through Project Medusa and we will relentlessly target those crime groups who cowardly exploit vulnerable people in our communities.

"We know the devastation that drugs cause and Merseyside Police remains relentless in our pursuit of these criminals and ending their drugs trade.”

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.

More information can be found here: County lines | Merseyside Police.