Bradford drug dealer jailed after £15,000 of heroin and crack cocaine found in vehicle
A Bradford county lines drug dealer has been jailed after police found a vehicle containing more than £15,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine outside his house.
Iyaz Iqbal was involved in a drugs line operating between Keighley, North Yorkshire and Lancashire before police received information about a mobile number being used for drugs supply.
Text messages showed drugs sold by the 'Jake Line' linked to Iqbal.
Police raided the 37-year-old's home in February this year and found a 'significant amount' of drugs and cash at the property.
Officers seized four mobile phones, one of which was confirmed dealer line, along with cannabis, steroids, another phone and cash amounting to £1727.50.
A large wooden baseball bat was also found behind the front door of Iqbal's property in Keighley.
A vehicle identified outside Iqbal's house was found to contain heroin and crack cocaine worth more than £15,000.
Iqbal appeared at Bradford Crown Court on August 27, where he was jailed for four years and six months for being concerned in supply of heroin and crack cocaine, possession of criminal property and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
Detective Inspector Helen Chapman, who heads Operation Phoenix, West Yorkshire Police's county lines taskforce, said: “The supply of drugs fuels further criminality and violence in our communities and brings misery to the lives of individual users and their families.
"Operation Phoenix will continue to take a proactive approach to disrupting and dismantling county lines drug dealing.”