Fresh appeal to find Sheffield drug dealer on the run from 20 year sentence
Jonathan McAllister is on the run from a 20 year prison term- which he was handed in his absence in May 2022
Last updated 21st Oct 2025
Police have launched a fresh appeal to find a Sheffield drug dealer, who remains on the run after failing to appear in court for sentencing.
Jonathan McAllister was given a 20-year sentence in his absence at Sheffield Crown Court in May 2022 after being convicted over a plot to import cocaine and heroin into the UK.
He was also found guilty of conspiracy to supply ketamine, possessing criminal property, and conspiracy to contravene customs laws.
McAllister helped to import 90kg of cocaine and 10kg of heroin from the Netherlands to an industrial unit in Ecclesfield.
The Class A drugs had an estimated street value of £9.5m.
Police were able to intercept a further package of drugs before it arrived in Penistone, while also seizing ketamine and cash from McAllister's home.
The 32-year-old, formerly of Finkle Street Lane, Wortley, near Sheffield, is described as a white man, of slim build, 5ft 11ins tall with dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.