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Osama Sulieman jailed for Class A drugs supply in Southend

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A south Essex drug dealer has been jailed for five years after he was caught peddling heroin and crack cocaine;

Osama Sulieman, 22, of Charlton Church Lane, south London, admitted being concerned in the supply of two Class A drugs across Southend.  

He was involved in the drug trafficking operation between February and July 2025.

He originally pleaded not guilty but changed his pleas in January.

Sentencing him at Basildon Crown Court on Wednesday (June 30), Recorder Kevin O’Connor jailed him for 60 months,

He also ordered that Sulieman’s iPhone, Nokia burner phone and drugs be destroyed.

Thirty pounds cash found on his person when he was arrested will be given to the Essex Community Foundation charity.

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