‘Forgetful’ Sheffield drug smuggler who changed his story about £720,000 Class-A haul jailed

A man who attempted to smuggle £720,000 of heroin and cocaine into the UK hidden in car door panels has been jailed for 11 years.
Alastair Ulke
By Alastair Ulke
Published 11th Aug 2022, 15:04 GMT
Updated 11th Aug 2022, 15:04 GMT
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The National Crime Agency investigated Mohammed Hussain, aged 30, of Uttley Drive, Sheffield, after the class A drugs were found in a British-registered BMW which had arrived on a ferry in Dover on September 29, 2020.

Hussain, who was driving the car, initially told Border Force officers who had stopped the vehicle that he had been on a trip to Frankfurt, staying at a Holiday Inn.

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But when questioned further, he couldn’t provide any details and then changed his story to say he had been to Amsterdam during the previous four days.

Mohammed Hussain attempted to smuggle 16 kilos worth of Class-A drugs in taped packages in the doors of a car.Mohammed Hussain attempted to smuggle 16 kilos worth of Class-A drugs in taped packages in the doors of a car.
Mohammed Hussain attempted to smuggle 16 kilos worth of Class-A drugs in taped packages in the doors of a car.
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Now suspicious, officers carried out a search of the vehicle and uncovered a haul of class A drugs weighing in at 16kg.

They found heroin and cocaine bundled in taped packages hidden in all four door panels of the car.

NCA experts estimate the cocaine and heroin would have been worth around £720,000 if cut and sold on the streets of the UK.

Mohammed Hussain, 30, of Uttley Drive, Sheffield, reportedly changed his story while talking to border force officer - first saying he had been in Holland, then Amsterdam.Mohammed Hussain, 30, of Uttley Drive, Sheffield, reportedly changed his story while talking to border force officer - first saying he had been in Holland, then Amsterdam.
Mohammed Hussain, 30, of Uttley Drive, Sheffield, reportedly changed his story while talking to border force officer - first saying he had been in Holland, then Amsterdam.
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Hussain was subsequently charged with attempting to import class A drugs and convicted in June last year, following a four-day trial at Canterbury Crown Court.

A second defendant, Mustafa Yusaf, 28, from Feltham, who was a passenger in the car with Hussain, was cleared of importing drugs following a retrial last month. Small amounts of cannabis were found in his underpants after the car was stopped, for which he was given a six-month conditional discharge at the time of Hussain’s conviction.

Hussain was sentenced at the same court yesterday (August 10).

NCA Branch Commander Mark Howes said: “Hussain’s account of his stay immediately roused suspicion, and his inability to recall where he’d spent the days before his arrest simply wasn’t credible.

Border force officers searched the car and found taped up parcels of drugs with an estimated street value of £720,000.Border force officers searched the car and found taped up parcels of drugs with an estimated street value of £720,000.
Border force officers searched the car and found taped up parcels of drugs with an estimated street value of £720,000.
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“His car was carrying a dangerous cargo of class A drugs, the type county lines gangs and other exploitative criminal networks distribute across the UK.

“Working with our partners like Border Force, we will continue to bring drugs smugglers before the courts and disrupt the organised criminals operating behind them.”