Wolverhampton man jailed for North Wales drug supply
A Wolverhampton gang member has been jailed for more than four years for supplying Class A drugs into North Wales.
Kai Bell, 24, of Cardowen Place, Wolverhampton, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday, 11 September, where he was sentenced after admitting charges relating to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.
Bell was a key figure in the so-called ‘Meech Line’, a County Line network operating between the West Midlands and Denbighshire.
The sentence followed a six-week investigation by the North Wales Police Central Priority Crime Team. Detectives found that the Meech Line operated in Denbighshire between April and July 2025, with Bell routinely travelling from Wolverhampton to deliver drugs after sending bulk text messages to users.
Messages described the operation as ‘meals on wheels’, with Bell comparing himself to a fast-food delivery service.
On 30 July, officers from North Wales Police and West Midlands Police carried out a dawn raid at Bell’s Wolverhampton home, recovering the Meech Line phone, 221 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine, bladed weapons, and more than £2,000 in cash.
Bell was arrested, charged and remanded in custody. At an earlier remand hearing, he entered guilty pleas and received a reduced sentence of four years and four months, down from six years and six months.
Detective Constable Chris Wynne said: “We relentlessly pursue those who cause daily harm to our communities.
“We will continue to make North Wales a hostile environment for those who seek to engage in criminal activity via the supply of illegal drugs.
“Our commitment to working with neighbouring forces across borders highlights our pursuit of those who distribute drugs as part of Organised Crime Groups and in this case dismantling the operations of a County Line which was impacting Rhyl and surrounding areas.
“We respond robustly to community intelligence and anybody with information about drug supply in North Wales is encouraged to contact police via our website, by calling 101, or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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