TWO MEN have been sentenced to jail time for drug offences following a Thames Valley Police investigation in Reading.
Mohammed Mir, aged 44 and of Linden Avenue, Bradford, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely heroin and cocaine, at a hearing at Reading Crown Court in December 2021.
Waseem Khan, aged 33 and of Snowden Road, Bradford, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely heroin and cocaine, at the same court on Thursday, August 3.
Following a further hearing at the same court on Tuesday, August 29, Mir was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, and Khan was sentenced to three years and seven months’ imprisonment.
It follows an incident in 2021, when, at around 7pm on Monday, June 28, officers stopped a car in Jubilee Square, Reading, under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
During a search, Mir was found with two mobile phones and more than £100 in cash, and one of the phones contained 44 “mass marketing” messages advertising the sale of Class A drugs.
Khan was also found to be in possession of £630 in cash.
A vehicle search was conducted and found 7 wraps of crack cocaine and 122 wraps of heroin concealed in the nearside front passenger air vent.
In total, the drugs seized had a street value of approximately £1,900.
Investigating officer PC James Dunwell, part of the Stronghold team based at Reading, said: “I am pleased to see that this conviction has resulted in a substantial prison sentence. I hope Mir and Khan can use this time to consider their actions.
“Our Stronghold team will proactively and robustly target and prosecute offenders and our activity will be both visible and covert aimed at disrupting and pursuing offenders involved in the supply of drugs.
“The information from the public around the drug supply offences in Reading plays an important role in developing intelligence into a proactive investigation.
“If you have any information, we would encourage you to report it to us by calling 101 or through the online reporting on our website.”
