THREE drug dealers who ran an operation from a Derby flat and were caught in a police sting have been jailed for a total of more than 11 years.
Raymone Gordon, his father, Riasat Hussain, and Sinead Clarke were all arrested after they supplied class A drugs to an undercover police officer.
Gordon, the ringleader, on occasions supplied the officer with heroin and crack cocaine.
At other times he told the officer to go to a property in Sydney Road where Hussain, who was often in bed and on dialysis, lived with Clarke – and she handed over drugs.
Jailing the trio, who admitted supplying class A drugs between May and July last year, Judge Stuart Rafferty said they should understand the effects of class A drugs, as using them had scarred all their lives.
He said: "In your case, Raymone, I'm asked to take account of your own children but what about all the children of the people you sold drugs to? What about the children who may have come into possession of the drugs you sold?
"I do take into account that your children will miss you but your five-year-old was alive the first time you were caught peddling drugs.
"There has to be a price paid for peddling drugs."
Gordon, of Sidney Street, Derby, was jailed for five years and four months, Hussain, of the same address, was given three years and nine months and Clarke, of Grove Street, Normanton, was sent to prison for two years and three months.
When police searched the Sidney Street address, £310 worth of heroin and crack cocaine was found. Money was seized from all the defendants.
Simon Williams, for Gordon, said: "He accepts he used his father's house in order to carry out this enterprise. He is remorseful."
Justin Ablott, for Hussain, said his client had had a 20-year addiction to heroin but his last conviction for the supply of class A drugs had been nine years ago.
Brett Wilson, for Clarke, said: "Her role was a lesser role in this case."
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