Man and woman jailed for playing key roles in County Lines drugs operation

THEY WERE INVOLVED IN DEALING CRACK COCAINE AND HEROIN IN HULL

- By LAUREN DAVIDSON

A MAN and woman have been jailed for playing key roles in a County Lines drugs operation and dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Hull.

Appearing at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday, April 30, Sarfraz Ahmed, 36, of Pembroke Street in Bradford, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine, and has been sentenced to five years and eight months behind bars.

Nicola Hackney, 48, of South Street, in Bridlington, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine and has been sentenced to three years and one month imprisonment.

Last October, a plain clothes police officer was conducting routine patrols in Pearson Park when they spotted Hackney walking in the park with a man, acting suspiciously while speaking on a phone.

Because Hackney was well-known to police, the officer requested back-up after suspecting that she was attempting to buy drugs. The officer then witnessed Hackney and the man approach a group of people and make hand-to-hand exchanges with another man.