They Stole His Flat, Injected Him With Dr*gs & Made Him Salsa Dance On TIKTOK

They called it the Diamond Line. Five men running a line across Braintree, Essex — and they didn’t just deal drugs. They found two of the most vulnerable men they could, moved into their flats, and took over their lives completely. One victim had been clean from heroin for over a decade. Within weeks of the gang arriving, he was back on it — because they were cooking it in his kitchen every single day. They threw firecrackers at him while he slept. They brought escorts back and made him sleep on the floor. They stripped him naked. They burned holes in his mattress. They told him: “This is our flat now. Not yours.” And then they filmed it. And posted it online for laughs. This is the story of Operation Raptor, the Essex Police investigation that dismantled the Diamond county lines gang — and the judge who told them exactly what they were. 👤 The Gang: Samet Eskisan (25) — ringleader. Jailed 4 years 11 months. Oliver Alves (20) — co-leader. Jailed 3 years. Finley Postill (22) — runner. Jailed 3 years 4 months. Liam Biggs (20) — runner. Suspended sentence. Billy Rowley (21) — runner. Suspended sentence. Over 3,700 drug advertising texts sent. Approximately 1kg of crack cocaine and heroin dealt. Two lives devastated. Five men caught. The judge said it best: “You enjoyed your cruelty.” Subscribe for more UK true crime. ⚠️ This video is for news and educational purposes only. All information sourced from court proceedings, Essex Police and ITV News. county lines UK, cuckooing explained, Diamond drug line Braintree, Samet Eskisan, Oliver Alves, Essex drug gang, county lines documentary, Operation Raptor Essex, vulnerable people exploitation, crack cocaine heroin UK, TikTok drug gang, cuckooing UK 2024, UK true crime, Essex true crime, county lines victims, drug gang jailed UK, Chelmsford Crown Court, Braintree crime, county lines gang exposed, UK drug dealers jailed, exploitation vulnerable adults, true crime UK 2025, drug dealers TikTok, cuckooing new law, Crime and Policing Bill cuckooing 💡 10-MINUTE VIDEO STRUCTURE • 0:00–0:45 — Hook: open on the TikTok videos and what the judge said • 0:45–2:30 — What is cuckooing? Who were the victims? • 2:30–4:30 — Victim one: the flat takeover, the heroin, the abuse • 4:30–6:00 — Victim two: the black eye, the broken rib, the messages • 6:00–7:30 — How police caught them — the panic alarm, the arrests • 7:30–9:00 — The scale: 3,700 texts, 1kg of drugs, the court case • 9:00–10:00 — Sentencing, the judge’s words, the new cuckooing law