County lines drug dealer worked for local council

A jailed county lines drug dealer was working for Stoke-on-Trent City Council prior to his arrest.

Ehsan Shah received a 30-month prison sentence last month after he admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

Police identified Shah as the controller of a county lines operation actively selling drugs in the Congleton area.

In addition to drug dealing, the 34-year-old, of John Rhodes Way, Tunstall, had been working as a market manager at the city council since at least 2019.

He left his job at the authority following his arrest in May.