An Ilford man who restarted a drugs line run by his brother after he was jailed has now been locked up himself.
Ballayat Sayeed, of Cowley Road, has been jailed for more than seven years for his role as the principal of the 'RAD' drugs line.
It is not the first time Essex Police have taken action against the drugs operation.
In 2020, Ballayat's brother Arafat Sayeed was jailed for 14 years for his previous role as the line's leader, conspiring to supply Class A drugs, and possession of firearms.
His brother Ballayat resurrected the drugs line from October 2021, building up a large customer base trading Class A and B drugs.
An investigation saw officers trace bulk advertising messages sent to customers on a regular basis up to December 2022.
It found that Ballayat was the principal of the drugs line. 
Kailash Gunaseelan, 23, of Buntingbridge Road, Newbury Park, was trusted to hold the drugs line phone.
Qasir Afzal, 41, of Howard Close, Waltham Abbey was responsible for resupplying, supplying narcotics to drug runners and giving them instructions.
Investigating officers discovered that Afzal used a Mitsubishi Shogun that was left parked in a road in Loughton as a stash for drugs.
Their enquiries revealed a minimum of 12,900 drug deals were committed in just more than nine months.
All three men were arrested in December 2022 after warrants were executed at their addresses.
They were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply controlled substances and money laundering, whilst the warrants turned up cocaine, cannabis and cash.
On September 6, Ballayat Sayeed was jailed for seven years and six months at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Afzal received a five year and seven month sentence, and Gunaseelan was sentenced to five years and two months imprisonment.
Det Insp Frazer Low said: “Sayeed didn’t take the warning after his brother faced a significant prison sentence for similar activity, instead thinking he could succeed where he had failed.
“He and his associates were proven completely wrong.
“These are significant custodial sentences which reflect the level of criminality this group were involved in.”
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