£100m Drugs Gang Ringleader Ordered to Pay Back £260,000

Jailed: Mohammed Tasadiq Khan

A convicted drugs gang ringleader from Ravensthorpe has been ordered to repay more than £260,000 following a financial investigation by West Yorkshire Police. Mohammed Tasadiq Khan, 38, is already serving a 16-year prison sentence for his role in a drugs network worth an estimated £100 million.

£100m Drugs Network Ringleader Ordered to Repay £260,000 or Face More Prison Time

The ringleader of a major drugs supply network operating across England has been ordered to pay back more than a quarter of a million pounds after financial investigators uncovered his criminal assets.

Mohammed Tasadiq Khan, 38, formerly of Fir Avenue in Ravensthorpe, was handed a confiscation order for £260,108.04 at Leeds Crown Court on Monday 19 October 2026.

Khan is already serving a 16-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin and possession of criminal property in connection with a drugs operation valued at up to £100 million.

He was sentenced in August 2024.

Under the latest court order, Khan must pay the confiscation amount within three months or face an additional three years in prison. The money will remain payable even if he serves the extra sentence.

Drugs network operated across England

Khan was arrested in 2023 following a targeted operation in Dewsbury, where West Yorkshire Police officers recovered 10 kilograms of cocaine.

Investigators established that he had been responsible for the importation and wholesale distribution of at least 1,000 kilograms of cocaine and heroin between February 2021 and October 2023.

The drugs had an estimated street value of up to £100 million.

Analysis of telephone records revealed that the gang arranged drug transactions in several parts of England, including Birmingham, Darlington, Teesside, South Yorkshire, Peterborough and Manchester.

Gold bullion, overseas properties and luxury purchases

During the original investigation, police discovered a safety deposit box belonging to Khan.

Inside, officers recovered valuable items including 100-gram gold bullion bars, jewellery and cash.

A laptop seized during the investigation contained spreadsheets detailing the criminal network's finances, including projected annual turnover and earnings of £1.3 million.

Investigators also uncovered details of three properties owned by Khan, including one in Dubai and two in Pakistan, collectively valued at approximately £1.3 million.

Among the financial records was a receipt showing the purchase of a dog costing more than £18,000.

Two arrested following discovery of £60,000 in cash, drugs, and gold bullion bars | North Yorkshire Police

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Financial investigators trace criminal profits

Following Khan's conviction, specialist officers from West Yorkshire Police's Economic Crime Unit launched confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

At the hearing, Khan's benefit from criminal activity was accepted as £2.75 million.

However, the assets established as available for confiscation totalled £260,108.04, resulting in the court ordering him to repay that amount.

Tom Matthews, Financial Investigation Manager at West Yorkshire Police's Economic Crime Unit, said:

"A detailed and comprehensive investigation by our specialist financial investigators was able to give a clear overview of the significant amount that Khan had benefitted from this criminal enterprise."

He warned that failure to pay within the deadline would result in an additional prison sentence, without cancelling the debt.

Gang accountant also ordered to repay money

The financial investigation also resulted in a confiscation order against another member of the network.

Razwan Arif, 26, formerly of Lee Road in Ravensthorpe, was identified as the gang's accountant.

He was jailed for nine years and six months in June 2025 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.

Investigators calculated his benefit from crime at £1,070,481.62.

At a confiscation hearing in September 2026, Arif was ordered to repay £51,967.64.

Together, the two confiscation orders total £312,075.68.

Criminal money to support communities

West Yorkshire Police says the orders demonstrate its determination to pursue the financial proceeds of organised crime, as well as securing prison sentences.

Money recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act is distributed to operational agencies, including police forces, to support crime prevention and enforcement.

A proportion is also reinvested into communities across West Yorkshire through the Mayor's Safer Communities Fund.

The force says the aim is to ensure organised criminals are deprived of the profits generated through their activities.

Source: West Yorkshire Police, 20 October 2026.

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