A minicab firm boss jailed for four years for using his cars to peddle drugs on the streets has been ordered to stump up £200,000 of his ill-gotten gains.

Shahid Saleem (above), who drove a £45,000 BMW M3 convertible, is the latest of the area’s wrong doers to feel the force of a police pledge to “make them suffer financial pain and make no gain.”

Saleem, a former school learning mentor, ran his drug-dealing business while operating Arrows Private Hire in Lord Street, Keighley. The 35-year-old, of Ashleigh Street, Showfield, Keighley, was convicted by a jury in 2009 of possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to supply. He pleaded guilty to possession of GHB and amphetamine.

Police found £1,760 in bank notes contaminated with heroin under a mattress when they searched his home in 2007.

Officers seized 28 bags of heroin and crack cocaine from one of his firm’s vehicles.

Saleem, who has served his prison sentence, returned to the court this week for a three-day confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

When questioning him about his financial position, Andrew Kershaw, barrister for the Crown, asked him how much he paid for the hooded top and jeans he was wearing.

Saleem, a father-of-four, was ruled to have benefited to the tune of £221,616 from his illegal activities. His available assets were fixed by the court at £205,490.

He was given six months to hand over the money or face going back to jail for two-and-a-half years.

Saleem’s barrister, Abdul Iqbal, said his client would need to sell a home to raise the cash.

After the hearing, Detective Constable Paul Harrison, of Airedale and North Bradford's Proceeds of Crime Act Team, said: “We welcome the decision of the courts to confiscate such a large sum from Saleem which officers were able to persuade the courts he had gained from criminal activity.

“This is the latest in a series of truly significant seizures awarded so far this year by the courts.

“If anyone suspects their neighbours may be profiting from criminal activity, contact CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.”