Brent man jailed for running Westminster drug network

Saed Gutale, 25, of Cholmondeley Avenue has been jailed alongside Lloyd Brown, 25, of no fixed address, and Max Daniels, 19, of Orminston Grove.

In April 2021, police from the Operation Orochi team raided a house in Westminster that they believed was being used as a drugs stash house.

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Three suspects, Gutale, Brown and Daniels, ran out of the back of the house when they heard officers entering.

They were caught and detained.

Lloyd Brown, 25, was jailed for six years (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Over £35,000 worth of cocaine and heroin was found alongside a self-loading pistol and ammunition.

The pistol has been converted, meaning it could be viably fired.

Detectives found phones which corroborated their involvement in the drug line.

This enabled officers to locate a fourth suspect, aged 17 - who had been acting as a drugs runner - at his home address later that day.

Police concluded that Brown was the 'line holder' of the 'Adam' line and Gutale and Daniels were the holders of the 'TT' line.

Analysis of the two drugs line showed, that between January to April, the Adam Line had supplied over 1kg of Crack and Heroin and was worth over £9,000 per week.

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The TT Line had supplied over 2kg of Crack Cocaine and Heroin and was worth over £14,000 per week.

Max Daniels, 19, was jailed for five years (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Gutale, Brown and Daniels all pleaded guilty before and during trial.

Gutale was jailed for six years for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Brown was jailed for six years for being concerned in the supply and possession of Class A drugs.

Daniels was jailed for five years for possession and supply of Class A drugs, possession of criminal property, and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Another man, aged 18, of NW10 will also be sentenced at a later date for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

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Police Constable Jack Hardwick from the Op Orochi team, said: "We have taken down two more lines running in and out of London.

"Our communities suffer as a result of the violence and anti-social behaviour they face in their neighbourhoods because of this criminal activity.

"The recovery of a working firearm with suitable ammunition highlights the association between drug supply, even county drug lines supplying outside of London, and violence and firearm offences on the streets of London.

"The Met will relentlessly pursue those responsible for County Lines drug supply, bringing them to justice for their abhorrent crimes."