'Prolific' crack cocaine and heroin dealer from Sheffield jailed for nearly four years

A gang member and ‘prolific’ crack cocaine and heroin dealer from Sheffield has been jailed for nearly four years.
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Ali Abdulkader, 21, of Vernon Street, was sentenced to 45 months at Sheffield Crown Court yesterday (15 December) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs at a previous hearing.

Police said Abdulkader was a known member of a gang dealing drugs in Burngreave.

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In 2018, officers carried out a drugs warrant on Buckenham Street in the city and found 146 packages of crack cocaine and 46 wraps of heroin inside a car outside the property they searched. Forensic examination found the wrappings covered in Abdulkader’s DNA, despite the car belonging to someone else.

Ali Abdulkader, 21, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.Ali Abdulkader, 21, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
Ali Abdulkader, 21, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.

Days later, his DNA was found on the packaging of heroin and 22 wraps of crack cocaine which had been thrown into a bush during a pursuit.

PC Gareth Webb, from Sheffield’s Tasking Team said: “When the 21-year-old was arrested, messages on his phone made it clear that he was a prolific street dealer.

“This is a great result, Abdulkader was a known member of an organised crime group and dealing Class A drugs right across Burngreave. He initially denied any knowledge of the drugs, but this changed when he was presented with the evidence against him before trial."

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PC Webb added: “This was Abdulkader’s second conviction for Class A drug supply having being convicted for similar offences in 2016. It is right that he has been given a custodial sentence and removed from the streets of Sheffield.”