County lines heroin and cocaine dealer jailed

A father-of-two involved in county lines drug dealing has been jailed for four and a half years.

Sadhiul Haque, 28, of no fixed abode, admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine and being in possession of the same drugs with intent to supply.

Judge Geoffrey Marson KC told Bradford Crown Court Haque had been dealing significant quantities of drugs between September 2025 and 18 February this year.

"Whilst others may also have been involved you played a prominent part in what was going on," he said.

Judge Marson told Haque that those involved in Class A drug dealing should expect no sympathy from the court at all.

"The effect which Class A controlled drugs has on a person's health cannot be overstated," he said.

"It leads to serious health problems and on occasions death."

Barrister Erin Kitson-Parker, defending Haque, said there was no evidence of her client living a lavish lifestyle or having a nice car or holidays.

She said there was also some evidence of Haque receiving instructions from others.

According to police, Haque was behind a Bradford-based drugs line that had been supplying crack cocaine and heroin into the Pudsey area of Leeds for "some significant time".

Haque's activities came to light during Operation Phoenix, a police investigation targeting County Lines offending.

Officers raided a property in Nottingham Street, Bradford, and found Haque's iPhone which had had more than 4,000 messages diverted to it.

Officers seized more than £1,500 in cash and found a stash of heroin and cocaine wraps in a Vauxhall Corsa parked outside.

Prosecutor Vincent Blake-Barnard said Haque's DNA was found on the packages in the Corsa.

Det Insp Helen Chapman, who leads West Yorkshire Police's county lines taskforce, said she hoped Haque's sentence would "serve as a warning to others".

"The supply of Class A drugs fuels acquisitive crime and violence in our communities and brings misery to the lives of individual users and their families," she said.

"Operation Phoenix will continue to take a robust proactive approach to disrupting and dismantling county lines drug dealing by targeting the individuals and organised crime groups behind it."

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