A heroin producer, who left tell-tale DNA at a ‘factory’ raided by police who seized £70,000 worth of the deadly drug, has been locked-up for seven years.
Mohammed Saleh, 23, of Stepney Causeway, Stepney, East London was arrested eight months after officers armed with a search warrant swooped on a flat in nearby Ellen Wilkinson House, Usk Street, Bethnal Green.
He was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court of being concerned in the production of heroin.
Officers from the Central Task Force broke into the unoccupied property on March 9, last year discovering a hydraulic press and equipment used to produce heroin packages.
Over 1kg of the drug was seized and Saleh’s DNA was present. He was eventually arrested on November 6.
Detective Inspector Colin Stephenson said: "This seizure will undoubtedly have resulted in a reduction in the supply of heroin across east London.
“The use of forensic techniques was vital in this case and led to the suspect being identified.
“His sentence will hopefully serve as a major deterrent to people involved in the drugs trafficking trade.
“My team continue to target serious and organised crime across east London."
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