A young drug dealer who police said had 'more than 14,000 contacts' on his mobile phone has been jailed. Greater Manchester Police detectives said Selim Ahmed 'continually' sent out text messages from the Nokia 'graft' phone everyday in the hope users would buy crack cocaine and heroin.
As he begins a prison sentence, they said Ahmed was 'profiting from vulnerable people who are addicted to harmful drugs' and 'advertising' the substances for sale.
The 22-year-old, from Heywood near Rochdale, was arrested in November 2022 and after being charged, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession of a knife. At Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court on Monday, he was jailed for four years.
