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Major player in county drugs line jailed
11/11/2021
Mohammed Kashshaf was caught at a property in Banbury in June
A man described as a major player in a county drugs line has been jailed for more than five years after he was convicted of a string of drugs supply offences.
22 year old Mohammed Kashshaf from Tower Hamlets in London pleaded guilty to six offences during a hearing at Oxford Crown Court yesterday (November 10). He was arrested at an address in Banbury in June.
It was in February this year that Operation Judo commenced, identifying Kashshaf as being in control of a criminal enterprise.
Following an extensive investigation, simultaneous warrants were conducted at two addresses on June the 8th in Banbury and Tower Hamlets, with the support of the Metropolitan Police.
Kashshaf was arrested at the Banbury address and was found in possession of the ‘Smiley’ County Drugs phone line and a quantity of class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine).
He was charged with four offences and subsequently two additional class A drug supply offences after a further investigation in July.
Kashshaf was jailed for a total of five years and six months.
Investigating officer PC O’Dowda, based at Banbury police station, said: “This sentence is a significant result for the Thames Valley Police Stronghold team, bringing to justice a major player in a county drugs line.
“Working alongside our Tasking Team and the Metropolitan Police, I am pleased that we have managed to bring Kashshaf to justice.
“We will continue to work jointly with police forces from urban areas to target these offenders and we will use a variety of tactics to ensure that we relentlessly pursue those that sit at the top of the County Drug Line hierarchy.
“Drug dealing and County Lines will not be tolerated by Thames Valley Police, and we are committed to making the area a hostile place for drug dealers.
“I hope that this conviction and sentence reflects the seriousness with which the courts view the issue of County Line drug dealing in Oxfordshire, which causes great harm and often targets the most vulnerable people in our society.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam