Multiple gang members that made up a large portion of the County Lines drugs trade have been jailed for more than 141 years.
The gangs, thought to have made up to £1,116,000 across eight months of dealing across Merseyside, Manchester and Cheshire, were busted in a major undercover police operation. The drug dealers were found to have used parks, playgrounds and busy streets to peddle heroin and crack cocaine.
Gangs, including the Onion Team, based in Huyton, even carved its name into a trees, in an attempt to mark their territory, Cheshire Live reports. Named after its leader, Huyton man Steve Unwin, one of the gang’s hotspots was Sankey Valley Park.