Cardiff Drug Dealer Jailed After £30k Stash Found in Washing Machine

A Cardiff man has been jailed after police discovered a significant drug operation with a street value exceeding £30,000 in Newport 🚔

Mohammad Saad, 31, from Cardiff was sentenced to three years and five months in prison at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday 21 May after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine and heroin), possession with intent to supply cannabis and acquire/use/possess criminal property.

Officers initially encountered Saad while attempting to arrest another individual. He fled the scene at speed in his car, but officers discovered drug preparation items and detected cannabis at the property, prompting a search.

Police seized a significant amount of class A and B drugs, including substances hidden in a washing machine, along with cash.

Saad was arrested less than two weeks later, with searches of his person, vehicle and home address revealing cannabis, white powder, several phones containing evidence of drug dealing, and items connecting him to the Newport address.

PC Emma Tarney, the officer in the case said: “The evidence gathered at the address and from Saad’s car demonstrate that he was clearly involved in the supply of drugs from the significant amount of cash and drugs to the items of drug preparation like the scales and snap bags and the incriminating messages found on his phone.

“Those involved in drug supply destroy lives and our communities and we are committed to taking these people off our streets.

“We hope that this sentence demonstrates that commitment to take drugs off our streets and see dealers face the consequences of their actions.”