‘County Lines’ drug dealers from Bradford have been jailed for a total of 13 years for conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine to Scarborough.
Attique Rafiq (pictured below), 29, of Folkstone Street, and Mohammed Yaseen Miah, 29, of Heath Terrace, were involved in running the ‘Adam’ line.
Rafiq was sentenced yesterday (Thursday 11 July 2024) at Kingston-upon-Hull Crown Court where he was imprisoned for nine-and-a-half years.
Miah (pictured above) was jailed for three and half years at York Crown Court in March this year.
Another member of the conspiracy, Hannah MacKenzie, 25, of Beaverbank Place, Edinburgh, received 16 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at the sentencing in March.
They used two deal-lines working in conjunction with each other.
Unbeknown to them, the Operation Expedite team were intercepting the broadcast messages offering heroin and crack cocaine for sale to Scarborough drug users throughout June and July 2021.
Detective Constable Darrel Temple, who led the investigation, said:
“Through detailed analysis of the phone data, we were able to determine that the deal-lines were being operated by Rafiq and Miah.
“We also established that they were using MacKenzie as a street dealer in Scarborough.
“We were able to detect and dismantle another ‘County Line’ whose Class A drugs would bring nothing but misery to our communities.
“Securing the guilty pleas and significant prison sentences is very satisfying to everyone involved in the case.”
North Yorkshire Police say:
"This successful outcome was supported by Project Alliance which brings together the police, our local councils, fire service, community safety partnerships, health bodies, Revenue and Customs and other important partners and agencies, who share information, intelligence and expertise to help tackle serious organised crime in North Yorkshire."
Anyone with any information about suspected drug-related crime is urged to make a report via the North Yorkshire Police website or by calling 101, select option 4, and speak to the Force Control Room.
Always dial 999 if an emergency response is required.
If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or make a report online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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