£300k Birmingham ketamine dealer jailed - leaving pregnant wife who changed his life behind

A dealer caught with more than £300,000-worth of ketamine and cannabis in the boot of his car has been jailed, leaving his pregnant wife behind. Abdul Suffi was described as a 'delinquent' for his previous offending before he claimed his partner changed his life.

Now the 30-year-old will be away from her for several years and miss the birth of his child. Suffi was exposed as a significant drug dealer after police responded to a violent incident in Hampton Road, Aston.

CCTV showed him going to the boot of his car, which was seized and found to contain five black bags of illegal substances. He was cleared of any offences in relation to the trouble but admitted possession of ketamine and cannabis with intent to supply.

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On Wednesday, November 21, Suffi, of Bushwood Road, Selly Oak, was sentenced to six years and three months at Birmingham Crown Court. He will serve up to half the term in custody.

The trouble took place on April 14 this year. Sarah Slater, prosecuting, said: "Police investigating were able to seize CCTV footage. They could see this defendant going to a BMW vehicle, open the boot and then he went in to the home address.It

"Police seized the vehicle and took it to a recovery location. They looked inside the boot and found a large amount of ketamine and cannabis."

There were four bags of ketamine with a total street value of more than £300,000 and a fifth bag with £6,000-worth of cannabis inside. Suffi had committed 37 previous offences, including harassment, perverting the course of justice and driving offences, the court heard.

Gulam Ahmed, defending, said Suffi was holding the drugs for someone else and argued he 'performed a limited role' with no influence on others 'above him in the chain'. He said his client had been using a 'large amount' of cocaine which was the reason he agreed to hold the other drugs for money.

Mr Ahmed told the court his client had been a 'delinquent' due to his previous offending but there was a 'significant change' when his partner entered his life. He added: "He is about to welcome his first child.

"He will not be there for the birth of the child and he will miss the primary years of that child's life. He knows his partner will have to raise their child on her own. He knows he will be an absent father.

"He doesn't want to make that mistake again. He wants to draw a line and live a crime-free life."

Judge Kristina Montgomery KC concluded Suffi held a 'trusted position in an organised crime group'. She told him: "I'm bound to observe none of your statements and expressions of intent in your letter have in any way been tested against the realities of life and your friendship group.

"But I understand they are heartfelt at this point in time. Your antecedent record suggests at this stage there is no prospect of rehabilitation. But your expressions of remorse and intentions to do better stand you in good stead."