Overview

• A Manchester Crown Court judge sentenced Alam to six years and three months in prison on June 16 for his involvement in large-scale drug trafficking and violence.
• Greater Manchester Police seized cannabis plants, weighing scales and three mobile phones during a January 5, 2022 raid on his Rochdale home.
• Financial records showed £370,216 in unexplained deposits into Alam’s bank account linked to wholesale cocaine and cannabis supply between 2018 and 2022.
• He pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis with intent, admitting a 2024 assault in which he stabbed a dealer and threatened to kill and bomb relatives.
• Detective Inspector Richard Castley said the conviction underscores GMP’s commitment to dismantling organised crime groups profiting from drug distribution.