Drug dealer jailed for four years
The police said his 'target market’ was rough sleepers and people begging in Leeds.
A drug dealer has been jailed and given a five-year ban from the city centre following work by the Safer Leeds Street Support Team.
Dylan Bleasby was linked to the street-level supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
Bleasby, 21, of Elmete Way, Roundhay, was sentenced to four years imprisonment at Leeds Crown Court.
Temporary Inspector Pat Kenning, who heads the City Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
“Drug dealers like Bleasby who target the street community directly contribute to the issues of crime and anti-social behaviour that can have a significant negative impact on people living, working and visiting the city centre.
“It also undermines the positive work that the Street Support Team does to engage with and support vulnerable people in the street community to help them access services and divert them away from street-based lifestyles.
“Bleasby’s imprisonment for these offences and the Criminal Behaviour Order made against him are effective measures to tackle his behaviour, and we hope it will send a very clear message to others that we will not tolerate this type of offending.”