Jail for ex-Kidderminster Harriers player in drugs ring
A former Kidderminster Harriers footballer has been jailed for his part in a major drug dealing gang.
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Andrew Ferrell was one of 15 men sentenced for the plot at Newcastle Crown Court.
It followed a police investigation which saw between £1.5 million and £1.75m worth of drugs – mainly cocaine and amphetamine – seized.
Ferrell, who was on the books at Kidderminster for two seasons between 2007 and 2009, was jailed for four years.
The 28-year-old, of Adair Avenue in Newcastle, worked as a taxi driver and was a courier and supplier.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of amphetamine and cocaine.
