Detective Adam Heatley
Detective with 25 years' experience in organised crime investigations who led work to take down the Deer family drug network in York and provides operational detail about the crimes and stashes.
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Mar 21, 2026 • 31min
INVESTIGATION: On the line - a family business
Detective Chief Inspector Sean Page, senior North Yorkshire detective tackling rising violence linked to county lines. Detective Adam Heatley, 25-year organised crime investigator who broke the Deer family network. They describe early-morning raids, stash tactics and how removing a crime family created a violent power vacuum. The conversation follows policing challenges, county lines mechanics and the use of vulnerable young couriers.
