Two Bradford drug dealers have been jailed after £3 million of heroin and around £130,000 in cash were seized, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.
Yusuf Kara, 30, of Glendare Avenue, Lidget Green, Bradford and Ashraf Khan, 31, of no fixed abode appeared at Leeds Crown Court yesterday changed with offences relating to drug dealing and money laundering.
Both men were arrested on October 17 earlier this year when they were caught exchanging money after meeting in their vehicles in Whinbrook Gardens, Leeds.
Kara took a black bin bag, that was later confirmed as cash, from his boot and put it into the back of Khan’s van, before both men drove away.
Later that day on Ramsbottom Street, Bolton, officers stopped Khan and found about £130k in cash hidden under a false floor in the van. He was arrested at the scene.
Kara was arrested on Shearbridge Road, Bradford, and when officers searched his house they found 56 packages, each containing 1kg of heroin, with a street value of around £3 million, hidden in bags and a suitcase.
Following the successful operation that saw the two men arrested, Jo Broadbent, National Crime Agency operations manager, said: “The seizure of this significant amount of heroin is a big step towards protecting the public from the damage and devastation drugs cause.”
Kara and Khan were sentenced to 10 years four months and two years and four months in prison respectively.
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