Drug dealer jailed for county lines operation

A drug dealer who transported thousands of pounds worth of crack cocaine and heroin between North and West Yorkshire has been jailed.

Dakari Roy Brown, 25, who operated the "Larry Line" between York and Huddersfield, was sentenced to five years and seven months imprisonment at York Crown Court on Thursday.

Brown, of Bulay Road in Huddersfield, had previously admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply heroin, and acquire, use or possess criminal property.

Speaking after the hearing, a spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said county lines drug dealers like Brown "exploit some of the most vulnerable people in our communities to make as much money as possible".

County lines is the name given to drug dealing operations in which organised crime groups use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities to smaller towns and rural areas.

Police said the networks "exploit vulnerable people, including children and those with mental health or addiction issues, by recruiting them to transport the drugs".

Brown's criminal activity was uncovered by North Yorkshire Police's Operation Sentry team.

They said the "Larry Line" had been operating between Huddersfield and York from 18 December 2025 to 10 September 2026, when Brown was arrested.

When officers searched his home, they found two personal mobile phones, a dedicated mobile phone to run the drug network, two SIM cards attributed to him, cash and suspected Class A drugs.

In addition to his prison sentence, Brown was handed a forfeiture and destruction order for "drug-dealing related items valued at £1,930", police said.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the force would use "all our powers and capability to detect and dismantle such illegal activity within York and North Yorkshire and across the policing borders as demonstrated in this case".

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