Seven jailed for plot to supply Class A drugs

Detectives seized almost £175,000 in cash as part of their investigation

Seven men have been jailed for their part in a multimillion-pound plot to supply Class A drugs across West Yorkshire.

Detectives investigating the group seized 26kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than £2m, as well as almost £175,000 in cash between 4 August and 9 December 2021.

Police said their investigation found that up to 303 kilos of Class A drugs was supplied by men.

"This was a coordinated plot to supply heroin and cocaine in kilo quantities that would have been split and sold in smaller amounts on the streets of West Yorkshire and further afield," said Det Insp Kevin Daly.

Det Insp Daly said the group "sought to profit from the misery and violence that the drugs trade brings to our communities".

Two of the seven men, Mohammed Saeed and Olalekan Odedina, were jailed at Leeds Crown Court on 14 November, bringing the investigation to a conclusion after five others were sentenced in October.

Three men admitted their role in the conspiracy:

• Steven Conroy, 36, of David Street, Liverpool admitted two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. He was jailed for five years and six months.

• Naveed Asghar, 38, of Field Lane, Wakefield, admitted two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely cocaine and heroin and conspiracy to possess criminal property. He was jailed for seven years and three months.

• Mohammed Adil Jamil, 32, of George Avenue in Birkby, Huddersfield, admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to possess criminal property. He was jailed for six years and nine months.

Steven Conroy, Naveed Asghar and Mohammed Adil Jamil all admitted their role in the conspiracy

Four men denied their involvement and were found guilty after a trial:

• Nasir Hayatt, 32, of Ravensknowle Road, Huddersfield, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine. He admitted conspiracy to possess criminal property and was jailed for four years and six months.

• Alex Holder, 29, of Hayling Way, Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine. He admitted conspiracy to possess criminal property and was jailed for three years and nine months.

• Mohammed Saeed, 37, of Latimer Road, Bournemouth, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to possess criminal property. He was jailed for three years and nine months.

• Olalekan Odedina, 46, of Mackintosh Street in Bromley, was found guilty of conspiracy to cocaine and conspiracy to possess criminal property. He was jailed for four years and six months.

Nasir Hayatt, Alex Holder and Mohammed Saeed, along with Olalekan Odedina, who is not pictured, were all found guilty following a trial

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