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Teen drug dealer jailed 26 months
Reporter: Dawn Marsden
Date online: 28 October 2009
Eighteen-year-old had £785 of heroin
A TEENAGE drug dealer who tried to flee from police has been jailed for 26 months.
Mudassar Khan, of Chester Street, Werneth, admitted possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.
At 2.30pm on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, officers executed a warrant at a house on Fifth Avenue, Limeside.
At about 2.40pm, Khan (18) went to the house while police were searching inside. A uniformed officer answered the door prompting Khan to flee.
He was chased by a number of officers and threw a package into the garden of a house on Fifth Avenue.
He was arrested on Seventh Avenue and the package containing heroin, worth an estimated £785 was recovered.
Det-Con Kate Dawson, from Oldham CID, said: “Khan denied having the drugs and even tried to claim he had not been at the house despite being confronted at the front door by an officer.
“He was clearly startled by this and instigated his own downfall by running away from police.
“It is clear from the amount of drugs we recovered that he was intending to sell them on.
“We are working hard in Oldham, and across GMP, to tackle those who profit from the sale and supply of drugs head on.
“I am delighted with today’s sentence and hope it sends a clear warning to others that we will do everything in our power to rid the streets of these harmful substances.”
Comments
Oldhams rife with them. He will be out and back on our streets in 13 months,much wiser no doubt.
disgrace, the law in this country stinks and is far too lenient for criminals who are allowed too much comfort. The law abiding ppl suffer the most and get the book thrown at them. typical justice..
Yet another joke of a sentence, but its to be expected, lets face it they run the drug trade in oldham, look at glodwick score within 10 mins werneth 15
26 months what a load of rubbish. He should be given terms in years not in months Why do we have to let things like this happen. Answer: we are not tough enough with sentences.
Dirty little druggie. I'd have given him 10 years
Five years minumum and serve 5. Drugs lead to death either directly with drugs or turf wars. This has been going on for years in Glodwick/Lees. Asian community rife with drugs because young men think this is the way forward for money fast cars and so called "respect". Drive around these areas you will see. Pity the police dont do this!!!
keith- lies, damn lies and statistcs and myths all in one sentence.
Firstly you haven't told us how long it takes you to "score" drugs in Limeside, Sholver, Fitton Hill, Royton, Mossley or Moorside, or do you only ever buy in Werneth and Glodwick?
Why the last three areas? because the Chronicle has reported the last three cannabis farms being busted in these areas.
Are you jealous "they" run the drugs trade? Do something about it, you could run it if you are so jealous.
keith...disgraceful comment...r u racist or something/ there are drigs all over oldham, read the oldham chron and you will find out for yourself instead of jumping on the stereotypical waggon, same for everyone else. REALITY CHECK: IT HAPPENS ALL OVER!!!!
Truth is fightback, people from the communities you mention aren`t the ones importing it here in the first place are they now ? Ok Keith may jump the gun from time to time but hey he isn`t far wrong in what he says is he ?
Also to compare cannabis farms to the heroine trade is just laughable.
oldham... Drugs are drugs as far as I am concerned. I have never taken them and regard those who do as the same, doesn't matter to me if it is cannabis or heroin.
Importers are white ans well as non-white. Google the biggest drugs barons that have been busted.
Just beccause you only ever read the Chronicle does not mean the whole of the UK is the same.
Hint... Salford and Liverpool
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Drug dealing is treated far too lightly in this country. He should be banged up for min 10 years to deter these disgusting people from dealing drugs. Drugs are a root cause to many, many more crimes hence the sentencing should be much harder.
By Max Damage @ 28/10/2009 12:40:56