A court heard that Lane ran his network by directing others through mobile phone messages, telling them when and where to deal drugs on his behalf. When officers examined Matulevics’ phone, they uncovered messages showing he was receiving instructions from Lane, including directions on where and when to carry out drug deals. Although he had recently changed his phone number, officers were still able to recover a series of 'incriminating messages'. Article continues belowJoin our LancsLive WhatsApp group LancsLive now has its very own WhatsApp community to deliver the latest news straight to your phone. Join our new Whatsapp community!