Shopkeeper jailed over drug offences and loans

Imtiyaz Mamaniyat was jailed at Bradford Crown Court

A shopkeeper has been jailed for 13 years for drug offences and possession of criminal property.

Imtiyaz Mamaniyat's shop in Halifax was raided in August 2020 by police and Trading Standards officers, who found drugs, cash, third-party bank cards and ID documents.

Mamaniyat, 42, of Hyde Park in Leeds, was convicted of a host of charges at trial before being sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday.

His co-accused, 32-year-old Sultan Ali and 37-year-old Emma Holten, were also jailed.

West Yorkshire Police said that, after they first visited Immy G's Off-Licence on George Street in Halifax, Mamaniyat was arrested before being released under investigation.

Six months later, in February 2021, the shop was searched again and further drugs and ID documents were seized.

Sultan Ali and Emma Holten were also jailed for drug offences

Mamaniyat was found guilty of offences including possession with intent to supply drugs such as cocaine, heroin and cannabis, unregulated money lending and possession of criminal property, which related to cash that was determined to be the proceeds of crime.

Ali, of Blackwall in Halifax, was jailed for six years after admitting being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Holten, of Meadowbank in Dewsbury, was jailed for three years and two months after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

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