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A Bradford dad is beginning a jail sentence totalling more than six years after he was involved in Class A drug dealing and yet another incident of dangerous driving.

Basit Ali Khan’s drugs offending took place more than two years ago, but his latest driving offence, which involved a police chase at speeds up to 90mph in a 30mph zone, was committed in July last year.




Jailing Khan on Friday at Bradford Crown Court for a total of 78 months Recorder Ayesha Smart highlighted his three convictions for dangerous driving and nine previous offences of driving while disqualified.

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Recorder Smart said 27-year-old Khan, of Pemberton Drive, Bradford, also had a previous for conviction for offences involving crack cocaine and heroin. Back in November 2021 Khan and his co-accused Mohammed Idrees, 26, were stopped by police in a VW Passat which was found to contain about ÂŁ290 of drugs cash and a claw hammer.

Mobile phones linked to the two defendants revealed that they had been involved in the of supply Class A drugs through a drugs line.

The court heard that although the drugs offending dated back to between February 2020 and November 2021 the two men had not been charged with any offences until late 2023. In August last year Idrees, of Moore Avenue, Wibsey, had been jailed for 78 months for separate Class A drugs offences.

Dad-of-two Khan, who is married and had been working as in a taxi firm’s office, pleaded guilty to offences of dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis with intent to supply. He was also found guilty by a jury of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of criminal cash.

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