Article: Smashing the middle man's network; Designer suits, foreign holidays, parties. . . welcome to the world of the drug dealer. Richard McComb talks to a detective on the trail of the underworld traffickers.(Features)

Byline: Richard McComb

They employ the same marketing techniques as legitimate businessmen and remain steadfastly loyal to The Firm. They operate in a world where money talks and enjoy the trappings of a luxury lifestyle - Mercedes cars, designer labels, plenty of 'bling, bling'.

When police raided a suspect's council flat in Birmingham city centre they walked into an Aladdin's cave of high fashion.

'It was jammed full with more designer labels than John Lewis has got. It was packed from floor to ceiling,' recalls Det Chief Insp Deborah Harrod.

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