Cornwall County Line drugs group ‘Scouse Baz’ sentenced

The three appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 14 October, where they were sentenced to a total of nine years and eight months.

Dylan Jode, 20, of Middle Road, Redruth, was sentenced to two years in custody, suspended for two years.

Sasha Ball, 23, of Rosewarne Road, Camborne, was jailed for four years and eight months. (Image: D&C Police)

Sasha Ball, 23, of Rosewarne Road, Camborne, was jailed for four years and eight months.

Brandon McAllister, 28, of Highfield South, Rock Ferry, was jailed for five years.

Brandon McAllister, 28, of Highfield South, Rock Ferry, was jailed for five years. (Image: D&C Police)

Operation Lekker was an investigation into the conspiracy to supply drugs from Liverpool to Cornwall over a number of months between 2022 and 2023.

On 7 March 2023, officers from Merseyside Police and Devon & Cornwall Police stopped a vehicle linked to the supply of drugs on the M5 near Cullompton.

Officers arrested Ball and Jode and seized items from the car including an easter egg box with a bag of cocaine worth £10,000 inside. Four mobile phones including a burner phone were also seized from the car.

A search was also carried out at Ball’s home address where officers found items linked to the supply of drugs including a notebook containing names, weights and values.

Following further investigation, Detectives were able to identify McAllister as the ‘controller’ of the county line and arrested him during a warrant at his address in Merseyside in May.

Analysis of mobile phone telecoms data showed numerous trips between the two counties throughout the conspiracy period and sending messages discussing money and management of the drug supply.

Burner phones also showed hundreds of messages sent to local users offering them cocaine.

The three appeared at court on 14 October where they were sentenced by a judge sitting in the court.