Half a million pounds worth of Cociane seized and other latest Birmingham news (Thursday October 21)

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County Lines drugs supply chains targeted

West Midlands Police have targeted County Lines supply chains.

Last week officers targeted the homes of people suspected of running cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin supply networks. The force arrested 143 people, seized 630 wraps of Class A drugs and 3,400 cannabis plants, plus recovered weapons including firearms and more than 30 knives and machetes.

Half a million pounds worth of cocaine seized

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A man has been jailed after officers found six blocks of cocaine in his car, before uncovering a further eight blocks in his Birmingham flat.

Keith Chamberlain was stopped in Oldbury on 22 August this year.

The blocks were valued at almost half a million pounds. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday (19 October) to six years and five months in prison.

Weather update

And your weather: Sunnshine at times and cool highs of 19 overnight lows of 6 Celsius.

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