Drug dealer caught by mobile phone records jailed

Brandon Hodson was jailed for eight years after his phone records showed he had been involved in supplying drugs for almost 12 months

A drug dealer has been jailed for eight years after mobile phone records showed he was involved in a drugs line which supplied crack cocaine and heroin valued at about £82,000.

Police searched the Sheffield home of 25-year-old Brandon Hodson in March 2024 and found drugs paraphernalia and a mobile phone.

Analysis of his calls showed he had been involved in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin for almost a year, a court heard.

Hodson, of Blackstock Road, was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of being concerned with the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

South Yorkshire Police said analysis of mobile phone records revealed Hodson was involved in a drugs line from April 2023 until March 2024, days before his arrest on 12 March.

He was charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, holding a person in slavery or solitude and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence.

Hodson was found not guilty of holding a person in slavery or solitude and possession of a firearm.

The police said an application would be made under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover the money Hodson made from the drugs line.

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