A BRADFORD man caught throwing nearly three kilograms of class A drugs out of his bedroom window has been jailed for six years.

Mohammed Junaid, 30, tried to hide the stash after police executed a warrant at his home on Clive Place on January 12.

Prosecutor Andrew Dallas told Bradford Crown Court that as officers were trying to break down the front door of the house, a tub full of drugs was seen “sailing out of a first-floor window.”

Junaid was arrested from near the open window, and when police recovered the items from the tub they found 2.662kg of heroin and 194g of cocaine.

Mr Dallas said that the heroin, which was found to have a purity level of between 30 and 58 per cent, had a potential street value of £147,800. The “import-strength” cocaine, with a purity of 97 per cent, was said to be worth £16,680.

On searching Junaid’s room, police also found a set of scales, gloves, and £5,000 in cash.

Mr Dallas said that small packages of drugs were also found, with some wraps containing only bulking agents such as caffeine and paracetamol, which he said “implied deception if they were to be sold as street deals.”

Junaid pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing class A drugs with an intent to supply during an earlier hearing at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court.

He stated that he was merely a “custodian” of the drugs, having been asked to store them at his family home over the Christmas and New Year period.

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Simon Hustler, defending, said Junaid, a former KFC worker, had “spiralled into depression” following the breakdown of his marriage. He said his client had become a heavy user of cannabis while spending all his money on lawyers to try and fight for access to his children.

Mr Hustler added that as Junaid’s debts grew, he was seen as someone ideally placed to store the drugs as he was “completely off the police radar.” Junaid claimed he was only paid £100 for his role, stating the £5,000 was his father’s life savings.

The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC, said a hearing to recover any monies would take place under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

He told Junaid: “You were in truth the ideal custodian for those who needed to store class A drugs. You were on nobody’s radar, save those from whom you bought your cannabis.

“You knew what you were doing. This was a voluntary agreement for both money and to assist others. You were quite aware of an operation of some scale. Naivety is not an explanation.”