A FARNHAM woman and her son, who lives in Badshot Lea, were among five now behind bars after being found guilty of county lines drugs offences across Surrey.

A sixth person involved in the drugs network was given a suspended prison sentence.

The complex investigation began after it came to light that a county lines network was operating in the Farnham area, with a number of people involved in dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine. The offences targeted within the investigation took place between October 12 in 2017 and June 22 in 2018.

Mustafa Daud, 37, of Southall, London, was sentenced to five years in prison and given a Serious Crime Prevention Order (1) after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine;

Sarah Hallam, 41, of Swift Road, Farnham, was sentenced to five years in prison for allowing her premises to be used for the supply of class A drugs, and possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine;

Zaki Mohammed, 28, of Rose Gardens, London, was sentenced to three years and three months for possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine;

Steven Lally, 20, of Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, received a four year custodial sentence after being found guilty of four counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs;

Nicholas Martin, 36, of no fixed address, received a three year and nine month custodial sentence after being found guilty of possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine;

A sixth person involved, Amber Harrison, 28, of Beech Close, Aldershot, was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, with a drug rehabilitation requirement, for being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Officers began proactively targeting those they believed were involved and it emerged that Daud was in charge of the Jamal network conspiracy which was running out of London into Surrey and Hampshire.

Daud was involved in a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, cocaine and heroin, between October 2017 and June 2018. During this time he created a mobile phone line through which drugs could be ordered. He also spent £3,250 on hire cars which were used to commit the crimes.

Daud was initially arrested on October 12, 2017 in Hampshire along with another individual who claimed Daud was using his home as a ‘safe house’ in return for receiving heroin once a day. However, Daud was released without charge as no drugs were found on him.

On March 6, 2018, police in Exeter stopped a group of people at a well-known drug dealing spot and Daud was among them. He had £1,450 in cash on him and three mobile phones. The phones all contained messages related to drug dealing. Daud claimed that the phones were not his and he had picked them up from a friend’s house by mistake.

On April 11, 2018, police were pursuing a BMW, which was being driven by Mohammed with Daud in the passenger seat, which eventually crashed. Both were arrested for possession with intent to supply after a large amount of drugs, a mobile phone and a large quantity of cash were found in the car. It later emerged that Mohammed was working alongside Daud.

Officers also stopped a blue Ford Focus being driven by Lally on April 27, 2018, in Blackwater Way, Aldershot. Martin, who was also running for Daud, and Harrison were also in the car.

Officers found a large amount of cash after searching Lally and although he denied being a drug dealer, his DNA was found on one of the wraps which officers had seized from Harrison.

When Harrison was searched, three wraps containing heroin and crack cocaine were found hidden in her bra.

A number of wraps, containing heroin and crack cocaine, were also found following a search of Martin.

Lally, who was one of Daud’s runners, was arrested after officers stopped a blue Renault Megane on April 3, 2019 in Lower Weybourne Lane, Farnham. He ran from police but was found in a nearby flat with two mobile phones and a sum of cash.

Meanwhile, the driver of the vehicle, Hallam, Lally’s mother, failed a drugs test at the roadside, testing positive for cocaine. The car was searched and further evidence of drug supply was uncovered. She was searched in custody where wraps containing class A drugs were found hidden in her bra.

Following further enquiries, it emerged that Hallam was also using her address for drug-related activity.

Lally and Hallam were charged in relation to these offences but were given bail after appearing in court.

PC Dean Rogers, who led the investigation, said: “This has been a complex and protracted investigation which has involved actively targeting those we believed were involved in the Jamal county lines network, which was operating out of London into the Farnham and Aldershot areas.

“However, our efforts have paid off and by targeting these individuals, we have been able to infiltrate their network and ensure that six people are no longer dealing drugs on our streets. We hope that the sentences which have been given to all six involved will deter anyone involved in county lines drug dealing from coming into Surrey.”