Eight years jail and deportation for £400k drugs haul

JAILED . . . Ali Imran, from Hathershaw

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AN Oldham man has been jailed after more than £400,000 worth of heroin was seized during a police raid in Oldham.

Ali Imran (30), of Letham Street, Hathershaw, was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to supply following a trial on Friday.

He was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison, and will be deported once he has served his sentence.

Police went to his home in February to execute a warrant and officers discovered a hydraulic press, blender jugs, weighing scales, mixing agents and drugs packaging and a substantial amount of heroin later judged to have a street value of more than £400,000.

DC Pete Nuttall, from the Neighbourhood Support Unit, in Oldham, said: “This was a very serious case, which involved the recovery of a large amount of heroin.

“This house was used to manufacture and store drugs which were going to be distributed on to the streets of Oldham and Greater Manchester.

“This sentence sends out a powerful message that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated and anyone who plays a part in the distribution of class A drugs, regardless of whether you are simply looking after the drugs or directly involved in selling them, will be dealt with severely.”