Gang jailed for drug dealing and money laundering

Twelve people have been jailed for their roles in the "industrial-scale supply" of Class A drugs across Yorkshire and beyond.

Eleven men and one woman were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Monday, with "ringleader" Idris Khan, 35, of Ashgrove, Bradford, sentenced to 16 years in jail.

The Bradford-based gang were responsible for the distribution of more than 135kg of drugs, West Yorkshire Police said, after officers recovered 55kg of cocaine and heroin.

Det Insp Kevin Daly described it as a "sophisticated conspiracy", with the defendants profiting "greatly from criminality".

"This was an incredibly complex investigation which involved the assistance of many officers to tackle a sophisticated conspiracy to supply class A drugs on an industrial scale," he said.

Khan was found to be responsible for arranging the movement of drugs across Yorkshire, the force said, alongside couriers Akif Hashmi, 23, and Ibrahim Sajad, 28.

Hashmi was arrested in August 2025 and was found to be in possession of 20kg of cocaine, 23kg of heroin and three bags of crack cocaine with a combined street value of £4.3m.

The defendant, of Hazelwood Road, Bradford, was sentenced to 13 years and three months in prison, with Sajad, of Cavendish Court, Bradford, given seven years and six months.

Hashmi's wife, Kiran Mahmood, 24, who was arrested at the same time as her husband, was sentenced to three years and nine months for conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply heroin.

Ibras Khan, 38, and Ataf Ali, 35, were found to have arranged and facilitated the movement of 31kg of drugs over a two-month period.

Ibras, of Naseby Rise, Queensbury, was sentenced to 14 years and nine months, with Ali, 35, of Grange Drive, Bradford, jailed for 14 years and three months.

Several other gang members were also sentenced on Monday, with two further defendants - Mohsin Bangash, 27, of Fairburn Gardens, Bradford and Lukman Patel, 35, of Homeway Road, Leicester - due to be sentenced on 28 October.

• Moshin Mian, 29, of Westgate, Huddersfield, was sentenced to 12 years and four months
• Michael Littlewood, 38, of Sunnyhurst Avenue, Blackpool, was sentenced to 10 years and six months
• Noor Hamid Khan, 33, of Grimesthorpe Road, Sheffield, was sentenced to six years and three months
• Mohammed Usman, 30, of Lindley Road, Bradford, was sentenced to five years and three months
• Mohammed Usman, 44, of Courtnay Close, Bradford, was sentenced to five years and three months
• Muhammed Chaudhary, 34 of Queens Walk, Ashford, was sentenced to four years and six months

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