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A dealer who called police on the same phone he used to operate a drugs line has been jailed.

Philip Brown was involved in the operation of the ‘Taz’ drugs line in Stockport , which offered addicts crack cocaine and heroin. The ‘extremely active’ drugs line sent out more than 12,000 flare messages advertising the drugs over a five month period.

Prosecutors told how Brown used the drugs line phone to call police to explain that ‘he’d be late for his bail’, and he also used the phone to call taxis to his home. Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Brown, from Brinnington, Stockport, became involved through pressure after being attacked.

But he was jailed after a judge told him: “This was serious offending over a relatively lengthy period of time. Your role was important to

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