A BRADFORD drug dealer has been jailed for 29 months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine.

Kristian Feko, 20, of Woodhall Avenue, Thornbury, Bradford, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with Bakthyar Ali and Hamza Shakeel to supply diamorphine (heroin) and a second count of conspiring with both men to supply crack cocaine in Bradford.

Both are class A controlled drugs and the charges date between January 31, 2019, and July 18, 2019.

Feko also pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply and possession of criminal property (£300 in cash). Both charges were committed on August 1, 2019.

He also pleaded guilty to possessing diamorphine with intent to supply, which occurred on October 7, 2019.

In Bradford Crown Court on Friday, Feko's solicitor asked Judge Colin Burn to give him a lesser sentence than his co-conspirators after revealing the results of a psychological report.

He said: "Firstly, the psychological report says his general cognitive ability is in the low range.

"I was concerned when I first met Mr Feko, I was concerned about his low level of functioning.

"I had to explain in detail what conspiracy met.

"Professor Iqbal said his overall thinking, reasoning ability, perception, working memory and processing speed were in the bottom one to three percent of people.

"He had significant and global learning difficulties.

"That puts Kristian Feko in the bottom end of functioning for a human being of his age."

His solicitor added: "It's not a normal defendant which appears before you.

"He was also 17 - several years younger than his co-conspirators.

"He was suffering from depression, which is why he turned to drugs.

"He left school with no qualifications. It's almost as if his life was mapped out for him.

"He's almost a victim as much as anything.

"He was begging for food and asking for manual jobs - that's how they (his co-conspirators) came across him.

"People like Mr Feko need help, not to be made an example of."

However, Judge Burn said: "You got involved in very regular and organised dealing in class A drugs.

"On the street, you were referred to by the test purchase officers as 'Bike' because of your mode of transport.

"You were there and believed them to be addicts.

"It's unarguable the drugs were being supplies to drug addicts as well as these officers who were pretending to be.

"You were arrested on August 1, 2019, and then released on October 7, 2019, and arrested again in possession of cocaine and heroin.

"Mr Ali received a sentence of three years and four months for his part in this.

"You and Mr Ali are in same position and had the same role."

Although Judge Burn said Feko appeared to have "lower level of understanding" he said that he still "produced criminal acts".

The judge told Feko: "Everybody, including you, knows that drug dealing is wrong, and even after your arrest you continued to deal drugs with intent to supply.

"It can't affect the role you played here.

"The real distinction between you and Mr Ali was your age. You were only 17 and already a long-term addict.

"I don't attribute much weight to Dr Iqbal's report.

"There was naivety, immaturity and a degree of exploitation because of your addiction, and the others were adults.

"As far as the sentence is concerned it means the starting jail term for counts one and two (conspiracy charges) is not less than three years.

"You are entitled to a 20 per cent reduction of seven months, making your term 29 months."

Judge Burn also gave concurrent sentences for the the other charges, telling Feko "the total sentence in your case is 29 months".

Feko was given credit for the time he has already served in prison, with Judge Burn adding that "you have something like two months to serve".

"You need to be very clear, once you're released you will be subject to licence by the court and probation, and you may be recalled to prison to serve the whole sentence."