A 22-year-old Londoner has been slammed with a nine-year jail sentence for masterminding a county lines drug operation across East Surrey.
Aaron Austin’s Crime Spree
Aaron Austin, from Coulsdon, pleaded guilty to a string of serious offences including supplying heroin, crack cocaine, and cannabis. He was also convicted of possession of criminal property and a firearm.
Police first spotted a potential county lines operation in Epsom towards the end of 2024. Mobile phone data tied to Austin revealed bulk messaging typical of drug dealing between November 2024 and February 2025.
Bust and Evidence Found
On 17 February, the Metropolitan Police arrested Austin in Purley on suspicion of class A drug supply. A search of his Redhill address uncovered a firearm wrapped in a scarf, a bag of suspected drug dealing paraphernalia, a knife with white residue, and a large cash haul.
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