Ten members of 'violent' Blackpool drugs gang supplying heroin and crack cocaine jailed
Ten members of a drugs gang involved in supplying heroin and crack cocaine in Blackpool have been jailed for a combined total of more than 63 years.
The group operated a county lines drug network known as the ‘Pabz’ deal line, which police said was used to direct street-level runners selling Class A drugs across the resort.
Lancashire Police investigated the organised crime group between 2024 and 2025, uncovering a hierarchy within the gang where different members held the deal line phone and issued instructions about drug supply and cash collections.
Police said the phone was sometimes held by people outside the area, mainly in Bradford, while those running the line directed dealers and runners involved in the preparation and sale of drugs.
According to investigators, the gang was involved in the supply of heroin and cocaine and was linked to violence and disputes with rival organised crime groups.
Those holding the deal line phone were responsible for organising drug deliveries, arranging further supplies and sending mass marketing messages to customers advertising drugs for sale.
Ten people were jailed at Preston Crown Court on February 27 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs:
- Lewis Feehan, 24, of no fixed address, was jailed for 10 years.
- Joshua Gill, 24, of Clinton Avenue, Blackpool, was jailed for nine years.
- Daniel Johnson, 20, of Clifford Avenue, Blackpool, was jailed for seven years and one month.
- Jareice Mitchell-Monteith, 23, of West Royd, Wilsden, Bradford, was jailed for seven years.
- Alan Adams, 56, of Ilford Road, Blackpool, was jailed for seven years.
- James Howson, 25, of Lord Street, Blackpool, was jailed for six years and nine months.
- Maxi-Watford-Stock, 20, of Talbot Road, Blackpool, was jailed for six years.
- Harvey Brooks, 21, of Leadale Road, Leyland, was jailed for four years and six months.
- Jack Chetwyn, 21, of Deansgate, Weston, Stoke-on-Trent, was jailed for three years and six months.
- Joshua Purcell, 18, of Dinmore Avenue, Blackpool, was sentenced to two years and three months detention.
Detective Chief Inspector Sean Kelly-Martland, of Blackpool CID, said: “Our investigation uncovered and brought down a major organised supply line of Class A controlled drugs within the Blackpool area.
“The supply and the use of drugs brings misery to communities, and Lancashire Police will work tirelessly to investigate those who choose to involve themselves in supplying and dealing drugs.”