Telford dealer caught with more than £20k of heroin knocked over seven-year-old child attempting to flee cops
A dealer caught with more than £20,000 worth of heroin knocked over a seven-year-old boy as he ran from the police.
Ulfraz Khan, 34, of Acacia Drive, Leegomery, Telford, appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday, August 22, where he was sentenced after admitting a number of charges.
In total he pleaded guilty to one count of possessing criminal property, being concerned in the supply of heroin, crack cocaine, and cannabis, as well as possession with intent to supply heroin, crack cocaine, and cannabis.
The court was told the charges related to an incident which took place on February 18 this year, and came after Khan had been released from prison part way through a 12 year sentence.
Khan was jailed in 2017 as one of four men convicted of conspiracy to commit arson at the home of a special constable in Wellington.
Danny Smith, prosecuting, said that on February 18 Khan had been seen driving a new white Mercedes on Dawley Road in Arleston, heading to the rear of the One Stop.
Plain clothes police officers had seen him and followed over suspicions a drug deal would take place.
The police blocked the Mercedes to prevent Khan escaping, and he made off on foot with a plastic bag.
Mr Smith said that as he tried to escape two police officers had given chase and Khan had knocked over a seven-year-old child as he scrambled to get away.
He was caught by officers who discovered around 100 raps of white powder in the bag.
The court was told that the parents of an 18-month-old had also discovered three raps in their child's pushchair, which had seemingly inadvertently ended up in there during Khan's attempts to flee.
A search of the car revealed cannabis, while Khan had £320 cash in his sock.
A further search of his property revealed more drugs - heroin worth a total of £24,146, crack cocaine worth £3,120, cannabis worth £400, and £830 in cash.
Mike Duck, mitigating on behalf of Khan, said he had been making significant progress before the incident.
He said Khan had admitted the offences immediately and had wanted to start his sentence as soon as possible but had been delayed from doing so.
Mr Duck said Khan had a limited record but admitted the 2017 offence was of "very real significance".
He added that the offences had been driven by a debt accrued in prison, saying that Khan had been approached returning home and was told he would need to sell drugs to pay off what he owed.
Sentencing Judge Trevor Meegan said Khan would receive a total of three years in prison for the offences, of which he will serve half.