A Littlemore man was caught working for the same ‘Bill’ and ‘K’ drugs lines that saw him convicted of drug dealing while still at school.

Kyron Ahmed, 21, was stopped and searched in the Westgate shopping centre in Oxford last September, when he was found with a SIM card with the mobile phone number linked to the two drugs lines.

Police officers then raided his home in November, when they found Ahmed, an iPhone, a small about of cannabis, a bag of cocaine and several hundreds of pounds in cash.

 

The phone was analysed by specialists. Prosecutor Matthew Knight picked October 14 as an example, saying on that day advertising texts were sent to 70 numbers. The messages were typical marketing missives, saying the line was ‘on and strong’ and promising ‘best deals and sizes’.

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Ahmed, of Minchery Road, Littlemore, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in the crown court to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and possession of cannabis.

Mitigating, Peter du Feu said his client was selling for the same County Line drugs operation as when he was dealt with aged 15 for possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

“We see it time after time. He had a cocaine addiction that was overwhelming him and as a result of that [was] back with the same group, back running the phone for them and here he is again,” the barrister said.

Supported by a number of friends and family members who packed the public gallery in courtroom three on Friday, Ahmed was said to have those who ‘desperately want him to beat this problem, to settle down and make something of his life’. The court heard the defendant had had a difficult upbringing.

A keen cook, he had hopes of running his own cafeteria in the future. “He’s determined to put this behind him,” Mr du Feu told the judge.

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Sentencing, Recorder John Hardy KC said: “As is so often the case with people in your position, there is much sadness about your present predicament. There is also sadness about certain aspects of your upbringing.

“It’s plain and apparent to me from the attendance of a number and variety of people [at court] there are people who love you and hold you dear.

“That says to me you are not entirely a bad man. But class A drugs, I’m afraid, have to be dealt with in a certain way.

“While Mr du Feu with his usual very high level of skill puts forward submissions which would enable me to suspend the sentence of imprisonment or impose a community order, the fact is you’ve done it before. In the circumstances, I have to therefore impose a custodial sentence upon you.”

Jailing him for two-and-a-half years, the judge said: “The sentence is as low as I can possibly make it.”

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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.  

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