Three Black Country county lines drug dealers ordered to repay thousands of pounds

Syed Alom, Shakir Ali, and Mohammed Amilrul Islam were convicted of dispersing more than 14kg of cocaine to around 2,000 users between 2018 and 2020.

They ran the Kam Line, a phone number used to operate their drug dealing enterprise and send text messages to customers. 

Ali, aged 35 and of Sycamore Road, Wednesbury made £321,796.66 and has been ordered to repay available assets to the value of just £7,171.

Alom, aged 35 of Duke Street, Rowley Regis was found have made £13,688 and has been ordered to repay available assets to the value of £225.

And Islam, aged 30 and of Blythswood Road, Birmingham was found to have made £28,481 and has been ordered to repay available assets to the value of £10,858.

The men have been ordered to pay their available assets within three months or be subject to further prison sentences. 

The orders will remain in place until the full benefit figure is recovered and police can recover additional assets in future.

The confiscation hearing at Hereford Justice Centre on March 6 followed a financial investigation conducted by West Mercia Police and the CPS Proceeds of Crime Division.

Detective Inspector Dan Fenn, from the Economic Crime and Cyber Unit said “West Mercia Police worked tirelessly and relentlessly to pursue these offenders and prevent the harm they were causing in our communities.

“This case is a prime example of how crime doesn’t pay.  Alom, Ali and Islam were part of a well established and lucrative drug dealing enterprise. It is just that they should pay back their ill-gotten gains, and that these orders remain with them for life.

“The Economic Crime Unit will continuously crack down on those within our communities that use crime to fund their lifestyles, and West Mercia Police will continue to make tackling serious organised crime and county lines a priority.”