Drug dealers were caught with £3,000 and crack cocaine

HOUSE RAIDED AFTER TIP-OFF LED POLICE TO FOLLOW THE MEN’S CAR

TWO men were caught with crack cocaine and cash after police pursued them through Leicester city centre towards Loughborough.

Officers received a tip-off that the car was connected to an organised crime group supplying drugs and stopped the vehicle in Sileby, where both occupants were arrested.

Koyesh Miah, 35, and Novinur Chowdhury, 25, pictured, were both charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled class A drug.

The incident, which happened on Monday, December 27, 2021 led to a police raid on a property connected to the defendants - resulting in over £3,000 in cash and drugs, with a street value of around £5,000, seized.

The pair, both from Loughborough, appeared at Leicester Crown Court on Friday, February 3 for sentencing, after pleading guilty to all charges at a previous hearing.

Miah, of Queens Road, was handed a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years, while Chowdhury, of Alan Moss Road, was sentenced to a total of two years and six months in jail.

Officers from Leicestershire Police’s Specialist Support Department said they placed themselves on routes moving out into the county when the car was picked up travelling towards Loughborough.

A quantity of cash was found on Chowdhury while drugs were found on Miah.

Sergeant Steve Jackson said: “The decision to not stop the car in the city there and then allowed us to track it to an area we suspected it was linked to and as a result, strengthen our ev idence around this particular vehicle and its connection to a specific drugs line. “Following a subsequent search of an address linked to the defendants, we were

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able to seize in total over £3,000 in cash and drugs with a street value of around £5,000. Officers from the Specialist Support Directorate will continue to work together to target those connected to criminality and those causing harm to the communities of Leicestershire and Rutland.”

Detective Constable Jack Walters, who led the inquiry, said: “This investigation turned into a significant team effort by colleagues within Charnwood CID who have compiled the case, along with the support of other specialist departments.

“Our work to tackle county lines remains very much part of our daily business and we continue to arrest and investigate those who commit these offences.”

We were able to seize in total over £3,000 in cash and drugs with a street value of around £5,000