Telford heroin and cocaine dealer sentenced

A Telford drug dealer has been given a 32-month sentence after he pled guilty to supplying drugs into the town.

Hasan Mahmood, of Victoria Avenue in Wellington, Telford, was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday (August 15) for two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. 

During the hearing the court heard how police carried out a warrant at the 24-year-old's home on June 18, 2019 where they discovered a large quantity of heroin and crack cocaine. 

It was estimated that the drugs held a street value of around £5,000. Mahmood was arrested and later charged with drug supply offences.

Detective Sergeant Andy Pond, from Telford's Proactive CID, said: "Back in 2019 officers made a successful effort to arrest Mahmood as part of an operation targeting drug dealing lines. As a result of this a significant quantity of class A drugs were recovered and seized.

“We hope this sentence shows we will not tolerate drug dealing in our town, and the harm it reaps upon our communities.

“We will always act upon intelligence, and will continue to disrupt, target and apprehend those who are involved in dealing drugs.” 

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If you have information about drugs or drugs supply and don’t want to speak to police, you can report information anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

This investigation forms part of Operation Target – West Mercia Police’s work to tackle serious and organised crime. New operation launched to target serious and organised crime | West Mercia Police )