Two county lines drug dealers exploited a teenager and told him to hide drugs inside his body, a court has heard.
Andrew Hansen, 49, of Yelverton Road, Anfield, and Carl Price, 29, of Curate Road, Anfield, both appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday. Cheryl Mottram, prosecuting, told the court the two men were involved in transporting and selling drugs between Liverpool and Colwyn Bay, Wales, between July 18 and August 23.
More than 3,000 “flare” messages advertising the sale of drugs were sent from August 4 onwards, with content such as “active all night in the bay area, two for 15”. A 16-year-old was enlisted by Hansen to assist in the transportation and selling of drugs, and on August 2, was brought to Wales to stay with a man employed in the same dealing enterprise.
