Four Keighley men are jailed over £60,000 drugs operation

Naveed Hussain, his younger brother Nadeem Hussain, Armaan Nazir, and Asad Majeed were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for their part in the 'Jayflake' call and drop drugs line, which delivered cocaine direct to customers between July and December 2022.

Naveed Hussain, 34, Nadeem Hussain, 32, Nazir, 27, and Majeed, 25, were caught as part of Operation Spiderman run by West Yorkshire Police.

Naveed Hussain (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Upon sentencing on Thursday, Naveed Hussain was given an eight-year sentence with his brother Nadeem handed five years and eight months in prison.

Majeed was sentenced to four years and three months, while Nazir was sentenced to three years and three months.

Nadeem Hussain (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Prosecutor Lauren Smith said customers would phone or text to request drugs.

A driver would then be contracted to drop off the drugs.

The driver would not accept cash. Instead, bank details would be given to the customer and they would pay directly into an account using a fake label - “parts” - to disguise its purpose.

Miss Smith said the two brothers controlled the operation, directing others to deliver the cocaine, with Naveed Hussain running a legitimate car business.

Majeed (Image: West Yorkshire Police) The court heard that that was used as a cover for the drugs trade.

Police linked the Jayflake line to the car business and arrested all four men on December 8, 2022, in simultaneous raids on their homes.

Naveed Hussain’s mobile phone, found in the gutter outside his attic bedroom, contained a SIM card linked to the Jayflake line.

Messages indicating drug deliveries linked to the Jayflake line were found on phones belonging to Nazir and Majeed.

The messages offered drugs for sale with customers sent bank details linked to Naveed Hussain’s TSB account.

The court heard that those bank details were controlled by Naveed Hussain with messages informing customers about the vehicles being used to deliver drugs to them.

One, a BMW, was found to be insured to Naveed Hussain. That car was caught on CCTV on October 16, 2022, with the person inside it using a bank card associated with the Jayflake line.

On November 12, 2022, police attempted to stop a Volkswagen Passat but the driver sped off and later abandoned the car, which contained 10 bags of cocaine. Nazir’s fingerprints were found on the vehicle.

However, he was said to have been abroad for some of the period of the conspiracy and was not involved in all of it.

Nazir (Image: West Yorkshire Police) When Naveed Hussain went to Pakistan his brother Nadeem took over the operation, with a Halifax account that was linked to him used for drugs payments while his brother was away.

The court heard that the value of the drugs in the conspiracy was £60,725.

In an interview with police Naveed Hussain, of Chatsworth Street, Keighley, gave a prepared statement claiming he was not involved before making no further comment.

His brother Nadeem Hussain, of Westfield Drive, Riddlesden, Nazir, of Cark Road, Keighley, and Majeed, of Ashleigh Street, Keighley, all gave “no comment” answers.

Miss Smith said the quartet was responsible for directing, organising, and selling cocaine on a commercial scale using Naveed Hussain’s car business as a cover for street-level dealing.

She said the operation was sophisticated as it involved payment by bank transfer into a legitimate business.

All four men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs on the first day of what would have been a two-week trial.

Naveed Hussain, Majeed, and Nazir were all of previous good character.

In mitigation, the court heard that Naveed Hussain, a recovery driver, was not the owner of the business and that it had not been used as a cover for drug dealing as the bank account used was his personal account and not that of the business.

It was disputed that drugs were being sold on a commercial scale.

It was argued that Nadeem Hussain, who appeared via vide link from HMP Leeds, was not a leading player in the conspiracy and in fact was making drops. Only nine payments were made to his bank account whilst his brother was out of the country.

Barrister Jonathan Turner said: “This is not an instance where money was laundered through the business. It was disguised.”

Majeed was described as a street-level dealer directed by others and had a lesser role in the drugs conspiracy. His awareness of the scale of the operation was said to be “limited”.

Nazir was described as having a drug problem and worked as a driver for just nine weeks.

For some of the time that the conspiracy was active, he was in Pakistan. He was said to be “remorseful”.

After sentencing the men, Judge Ahmed Nadim said: "I hope you understand this wicked evil trade you were involved in which has the effect of ruining communities up and down the land".

He added: "You did it with your eyes wide open."