Jail for dealer who ran a drugs line supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Leeds
“The supply of Class A drugs fuels acquisitive crime and violence in our communities and brings misery to the lives of individual users and their families”
A drug dealer who ran a drugs line supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Leeds has been jailed following an investigation by detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s county lines taskforce.
Enquiries by officers from the Operation Phoenix team linked 28-year-old Sadhiul Haque to an active drugs line, which was shown to have sent out thousands of bulk text messages advertising crack cocaine and heroin for sale, mainly into the Pudsey area.
In February, this year the team moved in on Haque’s address on Nottingham Street in Bradford.
Two phones were seized inside the address which were linked to the drugs line, along with £1,520 in cash.
When officers searched Haque’s VW Golf they found the key to a Vauxhall Corsa which was also parked outside the address
A search of that car resulted in the discovery of quantities of crack cocaine and heroin with a total value of £2,360, with much of it divided into individual deals. Forensic examination found Haque’s DNA on the packages.
He was subsequently charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine; being concerned in the supply of heroin; possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and possession with intent to supply heroin.
He pleaded guilty to the offences and was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court yesterday to four and a half years imprisonment.
Detective Inspector Helen Chapman, who heads West Yorkshire Police’s dedicated county lines taskforce Operation Phoenix, said: “Haque was found to be behind a Bradford-based drugs line that had been supplying crack cocaine and heroin into the Pudsey area of Leeds for some significant time.
“Our investigation built up a detailed evidential picture that linked him solidly to these offences and saw him left with no option but to plead guilty at court.
“The supply of Class A drugs fuels acquisitive crime and violence in our communities and brings misery to the lives of individual users and their families. We hope the significant sentence Haque has received will provide some reassurance to the public and serve as a warning to others.
“Operation Phoenix will continue to take a robust proactive approach to disrupting and dismantling county lines drug dealing by targeting the individuals and organised crime groups behind it.”