Two drug dealers involved in the sale of heroin and crack cocaine across Bedfordshire, including one who was caught dealing in Bedford, are now behind bars after being jailed for a combined eight and a half years.
Mohammed Moosah Khan was sentenced to three years in a Young Offenders’ Institute after being caught on CCTV dealing drugs in an area of Bedford and discarding a bag containing a quantity of class A drugs when police arrived at the scene.
Evan Beldon, 25, will now spend the next five and a half years behind bars after officers identified him as holding a significant role in a drugs line operating in Biggleswade supplying Class A drugs.
Khan, 20, of Hallwicks Road, Luton, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced on Wednesday, 17 July.
Meanwhile, officers used analytical data to link six phone handsets to Beldon and the drugs line, which operated for around nine months. When he was arrested, the mobile phone linked to the drugs line was found in his pocket.
Beldon, of Wingfield Avenue, Maulden, was arrested in April and taken into police custody.
He was sentenced at Luton Crown Court last week (25 July) after pleading guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
Detective Constable Adam Geary from Bedfordshire Police’s Boson guns and gangs team, said: “Two more drug dealers are now off our streets and are no longer a risk to our communities.
“Both these men completely disregarded the damage they were doing in bringing Class A drugs into the county, especially as we know that drug crime fuels violence, as well as the exploitation of children, young people and vulnerable adults being cuckooed and abused.
“Drugs continue to be a scourge on our society, which is why it’s so important that we continue with our efforts targeting the people running these drugs lines.”
Anyone with information about drug dealing can report to police via their online reporting tool. All of these reports are fed into police intelligence systems and can help officers build up a better picture of organised crime.
You can also report information anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
