A 40 year old Rochdale man has jailed for over nine years for possession with intent to supply class A drugs worth £1.9 million
Khalil Mohammed of Alicia Drive received a total of nine years seven months last week at Minshull Street Crown Court, for possession with intent to supply class A drugs, namely heroin, as well as three counts of driving whilst disqualified.
The court heard how, on the 8 September last year police saw Mohammed going to and from a Citroen Berlingo van.
He was seen driving the van back and forth from his home address and kept accessing the rear of the vehicle.
Checks revealed that he had been disqualified from driving on the 18 March 2022, a ban which should have lasted until 17 December 2022.
He was arrested and was found to be in possession of a set of keys for the Citroen Berlingo van, which was located further up Alicia Drive.
On searching the van, police discovered – secreted within the body of the van – 11 rectangular/square blocks and seven lozenge-shaped brown parcels.
When tested, these parcels were found to contain approximately 19 kilos of heroin – with a street value of £1.9 million.
DC Robert O’Brien of Serious and Organised Crime (SOCG) said: “This was a great result today. A significant amount of heroin has been stopped from hitting the streets and a dangerous drug dealer locked up.
