Doncaster drug dealer jailed for selling heroin and crack cocaine
Shazad Khan has been jailed for two and a half years
Last updated 26th Apr 2025
A 48-year-old man from Bennetthorpe in Doncaster has been jailed after being caught dealing heroin and crack cocaine at least eight times.
Shazad Khan was sentenced to two and a half years at Sheffield Crown Court on the 17th of April.
This is after a covert investigation as part of 'Operation Dream Alpha' which is working to stop Doncaster's drug markets.
Over 50 men and women have been jailed for over 165 years so far.
PC Lee Ashworth is part of the Operation and says: ""The use and supply of illegal drugs, even at a street dealing level, feeds into a wider complex of more serious organised criminality.
"These organised crime gangs are responsible for some of the horrific violence we see on our streets as they vie for power and trade. By taking out the drug dealers, we are able to limit their influence and massively disrupt their operations.
"Khan is just one of many drug dealers we've been able to convict as part of Operation Dream Alpha and more are due to be sentenced this year in court after pleading guilty to drug supply offences.
"This operation has already had a huge impact in removing drug dealers from Doncaster and I hope this latest sentencing sends out another clear message about what will happen to you if you think about dealing drugs in this city."