Drug dealer caught with £30,000 worth of cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy and cannabis after he ran a red light on Harrogate Road in Leeds

Timur Mar was jailed for 28 months after officers recovered class A and B drugs from his car and during a search of his home.

Leeds Crown Court heard officers stopped Mar after he drove his Mercedes through a red light on Harrogate Road on August 19, 2019.

Officers then searched the vehicle and wraps of white power were recovered which were later found to be ecstasy

A cannabis spliff, a large amount and cash and mobile phones were also in the vehicle.

Mar's home was searched and large quantities of drugs were found along with digital scales and other items associated with drug dealing.

Further mounts of cocaine and ecstasy were recovered from the property.

Martin Robertshaw, prosecuting, said Mar also had large quantity of designer clothes in his home.

Mobile phones, knives and cash totalling £2,910 were also found.

The mobile phones contained messages relating to drug dealing activity in Leeds and London.

William Goss, mitigating, said Mar became involved in drug dealing to clear his debts.

Mr Goss said: "Mr Mar found himself in a downward spiral made worse by his use of drugs.

"He knows that drugs affect not only his life but the lives of other people. It is a wicked enterprise.

"He acknowledges that it was a stupid decision to address his own difficulties."

Jailing Mar, Judge Robin Mairs: "The designer clothing gives something of a lie to the case that this was purely done under the coercion of others.

"This was substantial dealing of class A drugs."