Gang who flooded Worcester with cocaine and caused misery

Ten men and two women, from Worcester and Malvern, were all jailed for more than 60 years at Worcester Crown Court on Monday (October 7). 

The gang blighted communities in the city and spread untold misery to hundreds and hundreds of families through addiction, debt and instilling fear in the community, police said.

The group ran the ‘H’ line, the other half of another drug line called Kam, which was responsible for bringing 15kg of cocaine to Worcestershire.

Brandon Scott, 26, and Jack Beddoes, 30, were two of three Worcester residents jailed on Monday for being involved in the group.

Members of the group came from mainly Malvern and Worcester. (Image: West Mercia Police) Another city resident, Robert Fleetwood, aged 35, was also jailed but given an additional three months after a tirade of abuse directed at officers, staff, the court and the judge during sentences.

He was found to be in contempt of court.

The man in charge of the group was Ameeth Mudhar, aged 41 from Malvern, who was given 14 years and six months.

Those identified as his "right-hand men" were Sark Kennedy, aged 28 from Malvern, who was handed three years, Genti Aliaj, aged 34 from Quinton, was given eight years, and Ricardo White, aged 33 from Elmdon, was jailed for seven years.

What was the breakdown sentencing of the ‘H’ County Line group:

• Ameeth Mudhar, 41, from Malvern - 14 years and six months
• Genti Aliaj, 34, from Quinton, Birmingham – eight years
• Ricardo White, 33, from Elmdon, Solihull – seven years
• Sark Kennedy, 28, from Malvern – three years (plus an additional 33 months already served for other offences)
• Neringa Rupeikate, 31, from West Bromwich – six years
• Brandon Scott, 26, from Worcester – six years (plus three years consecutive for unrelated offences)
• Mark Tyrell, 27, from Malvern – eight years
• Jack Beddoes, 30, from Worcester - three years four months
• Katy Holland, 40, from Malvern – four years
• Robert Fleetwood, 35, from Worcester – four years (plus an extra three months for contempt of court after a tirade of abuse directed at officers, staff, the court and the Judge on sentencing.)

Beneath them, the foot soldiers, street dealers and ‘baggers’ were Rupeikate, Scott, Tyrell, Beddoes, Holland and Fleetwood.

Detective Chief Inspector James Bamber of South Worcestershire Local Policing Area said: “Detectives from the SOCU worked tirelessly to rid South Worcestershire of the criminality inflicted by this group.

“I echo the sentiment of His Honour Judge Burbidge who commended the police for a detailed and diligent investigation.

“Tackling serious and organised crime is a priority and we will continue to focus our efforts on disrupting the criminal behaviour of those who are causing harm in our communities.”

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Those in charge had several dedicated phone lines used to advertise drugs for sale and take orders (four for Malvern and two for Worcester).

The two for Worcester came about after Mudhar took over from Syed Kamrul Alom of the Kam line, after he and five others were arrested in 2020, and sentenced in February 2024.

The phone lines sent ‘broadcast’ messages to drug users telling them they had stock and to place their orders. People did this and arrangements for the drugs to be supplied were made.

The sentence followed an investigation by West Mercia Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).