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Delivery driver moved £3.5m of drugs around city

Adam Laver
BBC News, Yorkshire
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James Howell transported more than 30kg of drugs around Bradford

A delivery driver who smuggled £3.5m of drugs around Bradford has been jailed for six years.

James Howell, 36, of Pasture Lane, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis.

During his time as a delivery driver, Howell transported more than 30kg of drugs around the Bradford district between February and July 2024.

The drugs had been imported from the United States by criminals who had used postal services to deliver them across the city, before they were picked up by Howell who further distributed them.

t inquiries between British and American agencies led to Howell's identification as a suspect and his arrest in July 2024.

Det Insp David Greenwood, from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit, said Howell thought his job as a driver would be the "perfect cover".

"This case should stand as a lesson to other delivery drivers who may be tempted to make easy money from distributing parcels given to them by criminals," he added.

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