A drug dealer has been jailed for three years after calling police from the mobile phone he was using to seal deals.
Rakib Khan, 23, called police in March 2022 as part of his bail conditions while being investigated for a separate crime.
Exactly a year later, Khan dialed 999 using the same number to report that he was being burgled, when in fact officers had entered his house to arrest him.
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Greater Manchester Police arrested Khan in July 2023 after discovering that a number he had used while on bail was linked to Ali Drugs Line in Oldham.
Police believe the drugs line, which refers to the phone numbers used by a crime gang to contact their customers and sell illegal substances, was making up to £1,000 a day.
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Khan, of Oldham, was a dealer associated with the line, but was using many of his own numbers to set up deals.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin and possessing Class B drugs and was sentenced to three years in prison at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, on 19 April.
Police have said Khan’s sentencing has disrupted the Ali Line.
PC Ryan O’Malley, of Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Crime Division, said: “We continue to act on all intelligence received and are committed to ensuring that those who break the law face justice.”
