Drug dealer with £127,000 of 'unexplained' bank deposits is jailed after being caught red-handed

Newcastle drug dealer Raza Hussain has been jailed after being caught dealing drugs twice within months and having more than £127,000 of "unexplained" deposits in his bank account investigated by police.

The unnamed gangland figure, and a female associate, were arrested last night

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

“Despite receiving a second chance, this defendant returned to trafficking fentanyl and putting lives at risk,” Jae Chung, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, said.

Kyle Nelson, originally from Manchester, ran a major County Lines network from York before fleeing the country entirely to live a life of luxury in Thailand

Kyle Nelson escaped while on day release and fled to Scotland in 2024 before travelling to Ireland and then Thailand.

Hugo Gomez-Soto sold the drugs that killed Jordan Feinstein-Smith, 29, who had just asked his mother for help getting clean.

A drug dealer who escaped from prison and fled to Thailand where he lived a ‘life of luxury’ is back behind bars.

Jay Conway was reportedly released from prison in late May under the early release scheme, having served just four months of his sentence

Rachael Talbot attempted to smuggle thousands of pounds of drugs into Walton prison on behalf of an inmate called 'Carlos'

As the net closed in on him, Khalid Ege fled the country and spent six years on the run before being caught trying to cross a border with "false papers"

According to the allegations, the lawyer arrived for a meeting with a prisoner she represents and attempted to hand over the suspected drugs during the meeting.