An undercover police officer feared for his safety when a 'big time Charlie' drug gang member pulled out a handgun during a cocaine deal.
Nessar Ali had no idea the man he was supplying was a police officer when he produced the imitation firearm and said he had come prepared. But the covert cop was fearful as he didn't know what his intentions were and whether the gun was real.
Now Ali, along with Aaron Momat and Christopher Scurfield, who sold £10,000 of cocaine to undercover officers in another deal, have been jailed. Newcastle Crown Court heard they were snared during an operation targeting dealers in South Tyneside in 2018.
