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flag John Joyce, 28, sentenced to 5.25 years for leading a major UK drug ring, arrested at Manchester Airport Dec. 18, 2025, while fleeing to Dubai.

flag John Joyce, 28, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for leading a county lines drug operation in Greater Manchester, after being arrested at Manchester Airport on December 18, 2025, while attempting to flee to Dubai. flag Authorities say he ran the "CEE" line, a network distributing crack cocaine and heroin, with over 31,000 texts and 8,700 calls traced to the operation. flag Police seized more than 460 grams of drugs, cash, and paraphernalia, and linked Joyce to mobile phones and vehicles used in the scheme. flag The case, part of a broader effort to dismantle county lines networks, marks the first arrest of 12 individuals sought in a Crimewatch Live appeal.

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