Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter Members of two gangs who exploited vulnerable children to flood a Lancashire town with Class A drugs have been jailed.
One woman and 15 men are behind bars after the gangs, known as The General Line and The Flash Line, were smashed by detectives, LancsLive reports.
It comes after a three year operation into the supply of heroin and crack cocaine by two groups operating in Accrington. Det Chief Insp Tim Brown said the criminals thought they were 'untouchable'. READ MORE: Man charged with murder following death of 10-month-old baby He said: "These organised crime groups (OCGs) led by Amar Hussain and Sohail Khan deliberately targeted and shamelessly
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