Dealers in death were snared in an undercover police sting after three students died after taking drugs.
Suppliers targeting the student population in Newcastle were traced following the triple tragedy in 2020. A Northumbria Police officer was sent into the community posing as a user to snare those willing to sell narcotics.
The investigation revealed Faisal Ahmed was the prime mover in a three-man gang who were supplying cocaine and ketamine in the city centre and Jesmond. He was being helped by Thomas Ibbotson and Harris Khan, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
