Leicestershire Drug Gang Exposed by Mobile Phone Data Analysis

Police caught three drug dealers in Leicestershire. These dealers sold cocaine, heroin, and cannabis. The drugs went across Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Jordan McIntosh, Merhawi Ghimbot, and Sarah Sheenan got caught.

Police work traced their mobile phone movements. Cops used phone data to track them. One phone traveled to a store in Oxfordshire. Traffic cameras then linked the phone to McIntosh’s car. CCTV footage proved he had the phone.

Ghimbot was also in the car, police reported. Police linked McIntosh to a second drug phone. This phone then linked to Sheehan’s car. The investigation began with a tip.

Cops used few phone numbers and made a detailed case. The evidence brought search warrants. One warrant hit McIntosh and Sheehan’s home. Police found cash, phones, and drug messages. The messages described selling Class A and B drugs.

Mcintosh got 45 months in jail. Sheehan got nine months. She thought they only sold cannabis. Her actions were less serious. Ghimbot got five years and ten months last October.