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Drug Dealer Jailed for Rap Lyrics

Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Apr 11, 2026 · Last updated Apr 11, 2026

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Bradley Clough, a drug dealer from Redcar, was jailed for 15 years after police used his own rap lyrics, photos of cash, and incriminating messages from his phone to prove his involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Clough, identified as the ringleader, and five associates, including Callum Quinn who received an 11-year sentence, were involved in distributing heroin, crack cocaine, and zopiclone tablets across North Yorkshire. The gang's enterprise was estimated to have generated £80,000. Clough had dared officers to 'prove it' when confronted, but his rap song, boasting about running the town with 'white and brown' (heroin and cocaine), served as crucial evidence.

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