Police found 19 dealer bags of cannabis in the rear footwell, a bag of loose cannabis and digital scales
Haroon Mahmood, who already has a number of drug-related convictions, was caught with more than £400 worth of cannabis and cocaine.was told that police tried to pull his Mini Cooper over on Francis Street in Chapeltown on July 10, 2022 because he was not wearing a seat belt. When he ignored the request, he then ditched his car on nearby Back Savile Place and tried to walk away while talking on his phone. The police stopped him and searched him.
In mitigation, Joseph Hudson said Mahmood, of Mexborough Drive, Chapeltown, was now in full-time employment working as a picker and packer in a warehouse, five days a week.He said the 24-year-old still lived with parents still and was focussed on his job. Deputy Circuit Judge Timothy Clayson told Mahmood: “You are acquiring a bit of a record to do with drugs. If you carry on like this, you have had a taste of prison already, it will be measured in years, not months.
“This was street dealing, plain, simple and serious. It was your business and you were running it for your own benefit.”He gave him a 14-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, and 120 hours of unpaid work.Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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