A GREEDY ‘third strike’ drug dealer has been jailed for six years and five months for persistently peddling ‘poison’ on the streets of Bradford.  

Tyeb Shakoor, 36, of Canterbury Avenue, Little Horton, Bradford, was spotted by the police in a Mercedes in the city centre on June 1 last year with £1,140 of cocaine with him and £910 in cash. 

When pulled over and arrested, he told officers: ‘My life is over. I’m greedy. I just wanted more,’ Bradford Crown Court heard.

He declined to answer any questions when interviewed but went on to plead guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply. 

Nicola Hoskins, prosecuting, said Shakoor had 17 previous convictions for 31 offences, including possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply. 

This was the third time he had been caught dealing in Class A drugs, meaning he could be jailed for up to seven years. 

The court heard that police officers on patrol in Bradford city centre became suspicious of the Mercedes driven by Shakoor. 

They found bags of cocaine in the vehicle and a large white block of the drug, together valued at £1,140. 

Drug dealing messages were found on Shakoor’s phone and he had £910 in cash on him. 

Erin Kitson-Parker said in mitigation that it would be unjust to impose the minimum term. 

Shakoor had run up a drug debt and been threatened. There had been a gap in his offending and he suffered with depression. 

He was remorseful and had accepted full responsibility for what he had done.  

Shakoor had a wife and two children and was working as a delivery driver. His parents had health problems and he had been supporting them. 

He wanted to be given an opportunity to change. 

He was sentenced on a video link to HMP Leeds where he was remanded. 

Judge Jonathan Rose said he had no doubt that Shakoor’s imprisonment would impact on his family, just as the heroin and cocaine he had distributed and sold had helped to ruin the lives of others. 

There was only person to blame for the financial difficulty faced by his wife while he was behind bars. 

He had chosen on three occasions to make money by peddling ‘poison’ on the streets of Bradford. 

Judge Rose said Shakoor had an appalling record and his case was aggravated by the fact that he was on licence at the time.