Overview
- Five men were jailed for conspiring to supply Class A drugs, with sentences ranging from three to twelve and a half years.
- The court handed 12½ years to Danyal Rafiq, seven to Mohammed Rafiq, six and a half to Mohammed Zafran, four to Richard Beresford, and three to Daniel Morgan.
- Police uncovered the operation after a minor e-bike crash involving a 17-year-old whose bag held 55 drug wraps, cash, and two phones.
- Brothers Danyal and Mohammed Rafiq led the 'Max' line, used burner phones with mass text blasts to advertise stock, and recruited teenagers for street dealing.
- A coordinated strike day with simultaneous warrants in May 2025 led to key arrests, and police say the organized line is now disrupted.