A Bradford drug dealer at the head of a “commercial, wide-ranging, operation” and two of his accomplices have been given prison sentences totalling 17 years.

Mohammed Asim Khan, known as Beastie, was jailed for eight years for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and taking part in a revenge attack on a shooting victim at a car wash.

Mohammed Khalid Hussain, 26, of Jasmin Terrace, Girlington, Bradford, and Aqeel Ikraam, 30, of Dalton Terrace, Girlington, were each locked up for four and a half years for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Khan’s brother, Mohammed Aaqib, 22, of Harriet Street, Listerhills, Bradford, was jailed for two years for the car wash assault.

Khan’s wife, Shazia Ali, 27, who lived with him at Park Hill Drive, Allerton, Bradford, was sentenced to a 12 month community order with 80 hours unpaid work for mortgage fraud.

Prosecutor Stephen Wood told Bradford Crown Court the couple had enjoyed “a comfortable lifestyle funded by crime” .

The Recorder of Bradford, Judge James Stewart QC, said Ali, the mother of two young children, turned to criminality under her husband’s influence.

Judge Stewart told Khan, Hussain and Ikraam yesterday: “The three of you were involved in a commercial, wide-ranging, drug dealing operation in Bradford, mainly in the Manningham area.”

The drugs ring used three phones – a despatch, dealer and business line –- and in June 2010 received dozens of calls in a matter of days.

“This was plainly a professional operation,” Judge Stewart said.

Khan, 27, played “a highly significant role” in the conspiracy and he and Hussain used Ikraam as a runner.

Ikraam, known as “Kola”, was arrested on June 10, 2010, after drugs squad officers saw him behaving suspiciously in Hollings Road, Manningham. He threw away a tobacco pouch containg 23 wraps of heroin and cocaine.

Khan and Hussain were arrested the same day in nearby Hollings Terrace.

Khan and Aaqib were convicted of causing Qaiser Rafique actual bodily harm at the Doctor Sponge Car Wash in Toller Lane, Bradford, on September 25 last year.

Co-accused Mohammed Hanees Shabir, 27, of Spencer Road, Great Horton, Bradford, was jailed for 20 years at an earlier hearing for attempting to murder Mr Rafique with a handgun on September 24, 2010, in Summerville Road, Shearbridge.

Judge Stewart said Mr Rafique was punched and kicked to “teach him a lesson” after he tried to break away from dealing in drugs for Shabir.

The judge said Aaqib played a lesser role than his brother but was “conscripted to provide the muscle”.