A 20-year-old man from Leeds is behind bars after Scarborough police dismantled his one-man-band county line cocaine enterprise.
Frankie Lee Morrison currently of no fixed address, travelled between Leeds and Scarborough to supply local drug users, advertising his wares through mass text messages.
The investigation began after officers uncovered a new ‘county line’ offering drugs for sale between West Yorkshire and Scarborough. The investigation was able to prove Morrison was behind it thanks to the diligence and detailed reports from intelligence analysts that brought together phone and travel data, putting Morrison at the centre of the drug line.
In April 2025, a warrant was issued and carried out at Morrison’s address in Leeds where he was arrested and a search of the property led to cocaine, drug dealing paraphernalia and weapons including a machete and sword being seized. A second warrant was executed at an address in Scarborough where Morrison was found, taken into custody, interviewed, charged and remanded in custody until his first appearance at court.
When he appeared in court in November 2025, Morrison was left with no option but to plead pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing cannabis.
On 2 December 2025, he was sentenced at York Crown Court to 32 months in prison
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Alfie Thomlinson of Scarborough CID, said:
“Frankie Morrison set up shop supplying cocaine in Leeds at the beginning of the year until West Yorkshire Police put a stop to it.
“With total disregard for the law and having been given a chance to think twice, he did the complete opposite and instead, scaled up his business across the border, setting up a new one-stop cocaine shop in Scarborough.
“For several months, Morrison thought he had got away with it as his enterprise began to expand, but little did he know, we had him in our sights, watching his every move and gathering evidence to stop him in his tracks. Which we did a short time later.
“I hope he now uses the time in prison to re-evaluate his life choices and put his obviously capable business mindset to more legitimate causes upon his release.
“County line drug dealers like him cause misery in society taking advantage of vulnerable people and create a ripple effect of further criminality. There is no such thing as a harmless drug dealer.”
Anyone with any information about suspected drug-related crime are urged to make a report via the North Yorkshire Police website or by calling 101 and speaking to the Force Control Room.
Always dial 999 if an emergency response is required.
If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or make a report online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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