Man and woman jailed after drug up to 500 times stronger than heroin found in Yorkshire home
Two people have been jailed after police found a drug which is up to 500 times stronger than heroin was found at a home in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Police’s precision team executed a warrant at Malvern Road in the Beeston area of Leeds in July.
Officers found a large amount of class A drugs worth more than £19,000. The haul included just over 34 grams of diamorphine laced with nitizines, which is up to 500 times stronger than heroin, police said.
Anthony Staten, who lived at the house, was jailed for eight years and nine months for possession with intent to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
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Natasha Lewis, 38, also of Malvern Road, was sentenced to four years for being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
Detective Inspector John Graham of Leeds District Precision Team said: "Illegal drugs will not be tolerated in our communities, and this operation shows how we have dismantled a sophisticated drugs operation in Leeds.
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"We hope that this sentence will serve as a warning to others that if you are involved in the supply of drugs, we will act on the information we receive to identify you, arrest you and bring you before the courts.
"Information from the community is vital and allows us to thoroughly investigate this illegal trade.
"I would encourage anyone with information about drugs supply to contact West Yorkshire Police or Crimestoppers to support this continued disruption of those involved in the supply of drugs."