Keighley drug dealer jailed
Mudassar Iqbal trafficked Class A drugs from West Yorkshire.
Last updated 1st Oct 2021
A 38 year-old man from Keighley been jailed for nine years - for trafficking Class A drugs from West Yorkshire.
Mudassar Iqbal was caught by officers in July last year - and pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs at Leeds Crown Court today.
Another man from Leicester was sentenced to 4 and a half years for Possession With Intent To Supply Class A drugs.
Detective Chief Inspector Jon Key - Protective Services (Crime), said: “We welcome the sentencing of these two men at Leeds Crown Court for what was a determined effort to traffic substantial amounts of Class A drugs across the country.
“Programme Precision was formed to combat organised crime gangs, such as the one these men operated, and this conviction demonstrates that criminals from outside West Yorkshire who seek involvement in criminal activity here will be relentlessly pursued, as will their associates.
“Drugs crime is a huge blight on communities and we continue to urge anyone who has information about drug dealing to report it to the police or anonymously to the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.”