This story tells the life of how an innocent man who was pressured into the life of drugs and gangs was arrested for 7 years. This story will show the moral side of how consequences of your actions can result to a domino effect of punishment. This ex-convict goes by the street name of Tee and has asked to stay anonymous.
Tee was pressured into this life of crime after causing damage which he could not pay for. On a summer night in 2011 tee hired a car of a third-party organisation but instead of returning the car to its owners it fell into the hands of a scrap yard. Not being able to pay for the damages he was forced into a gang to “pay for the damage” or “fear for life”. Throughout the course of 6 months Tee was transporting class A drugs into smaller towns and rural areas to pay of his debts, he was now a part of the county lines.
During a run the police had stopped Tee unexpectedly which took a turn on his life. The car was searched, and the police found a kilo of cocaine. Arrested on the spot and dragged into the back of the police car, tee saw the end of his freedom. Sentenced to 7 years with the chance of parole tee didn’t know what to do with his “shall I end my life” “how do I survive in prison” 21 different questions running through his head but all he could do was face the time.
during his time in prison he resorted to a Muslim group trying to reconcile with his faith and stay out of drama within prison which he says “kept me surviving in there” for the time served he suffered no commotion and no problems and after his sentence of 4 years he was let out on a suspended sentence. The police offered him witness protection for information on the drug ring and he had no choice but to except or face more drug deals and possibly years in prison. Three people had been arrested from his information and the police transported him to Birmingham to start a new life.
After three years since his release he had got married and has his own child. from being a scruffy and immature drug dealer to a smart bright individual. He sees his future to be bright and dedicates his life to be a family man.