Jail for Keighley drug dealers found with heroin and crack worth £2,200
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Khalid Azam, 41, and Christopher Shepherd, 35, were jailed on Monday at Bradford Crown Court
Two men who admitted drug dealing after being found to have crack and heroin on them worth £2,200 have been jailed.
Khalid Azam, 41, of Edensor Road, Keighley, and Christopher Shepherd, 35, of Grange Crescent, Riddlesden, were arrested in Keighley in 2022.
Both admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs during their trial at Bradford Crown Court.
On Monday, Azam was jailed for four years, three months, while Shepherd was jailed for three years, seven months.
When they were arrested in December 2022 they were found with more than 200 individual street deals of heroin and crack cocaine, according to West Yorkshire Police.
Det Insp Helen Chapman, from West Yorkshire Police, said: "Illegal drugs will not be tolerated in our communities.
"This operation and investigation demonstrates we will target those who are involved in drug dealing and organised crimes."
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