Newcastle drug dealer with £127,000 of 'unexplained' bank deposits twice caught red-handed

Raza Hussain continued dealing after being arrested08:54, 17 Aug 2026Updated 08:58, 17 Aug 2026Raza Hussain, jailed for drug dealingA drug dealer who continued dealing after being caught by police and had more than £127,000 of "unexplained" deposits in his bank account has been jailed. Raza Hussain was released on bail after being caught in the act once but within months he was back to his old ways, Newcastle Crown Court heard.‌It was on May 13 2023 that police stopped a Seat Leon on West Road, Newcastle. They had intelligence linking the car to drugs activity and there were three people in the car, with Hussain in the back.‌The court heard police noticed a strong smell of cannabis and saw Nitrous Oxide canisters in the passenger footwell. There was a tub containing ten bags of cocaine wor