A young drug dealer was caught red-handed peddling crack cocaine and heroin from a car in broad daylight in Burton-on-Trent. Now, he’s behind bars for almost three years.
Hamza Shazad’s Bold Daytime Bust
Hamza Shazad, 18, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty at Stafford Crown Court to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Police spotted the drug deal from his vehicle on Casey Lane around 3 pm on September 24 last year.
When officers swooped, they found 78 wraps of crack and 12 wraps of heroin, plus cash. Shazad tried to make a run for it, attempting to flee in his car, but police quickly put a stop to it.
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