A drug dealer from Manchester who police said targeted a town he thought would be an 'easy' place to operate in has been jailed. Mustafa Ahmed, 25, admitted a series of charges he faced and has now been locked up for more than three years.
Police said he was spotted by plain-clothed officers supplying drugs to a known user and arrested. Officers searched his car, which was parked nearby, and recovered several wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, along with a quantity of cash and a silver necklace, Cheshire Police said.
Arrest and evidence
The force said officers also seized a mobile phone used by Ahmed in the distribution and supply of crack cocaine and heroin in the Crewe area of Cheshire. Ahmed, of Freetown Close, Moss Side, Manchester, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, October 21, where he was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months. The force has only just released details.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the offer to supply crack cocaine, two counts possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, one count of being concerned in the offer to supply heroin and possession of criminal property.
County lines investigation
Police said an investigation began after officers identified a 'county lines gang' operating in the Crewe area and actively supplying drugs. A force spokesperson said: "Telecoms analysis linked a mobile phone number used by the gang to advertise the sale of drugs. The number routinely sent multiple messages simultaneously, known as ‘flare’ messages, to drug users across the local area."
Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Ben Harrington said: "Ahmed targeted Crewe believing it would be an easy place to deal drugs. What he didn't realise was that officers were already hot on his trail. Following a thorough investigation, we were able to build a comprehensive casefile of evidence against Ahmed, leaving him with no option but to plead guilty to the offences against him."
