The shooting of notorious drug dealer Yassar Yaqub by police on the M62 has been followed by five men being arrested for alleged firearms offences. West Yorkshire Police told Express.co.uk all five men were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear.
Two men, aged 26 and 30, have been bailed pending further enquiries and the other three remain in custody.
It comes after Yaqub, who called himself Stud Badboy, was gunned down by police on a slip road on the M62 – a “non police issue firearm” was found inside his vehicle, according to officers at the scene.
The 28-year-old was reportedly notorious in his home town for using drones to airlift batches of narcotics into prisons.
He was arrested on suspicion of carrying out a crive-by shooting in 2009, but the case against him collapsed in 2010, leaving him a free man.
The “family man” is believed to have been shot in a drug-related turf war last year but survived.
A former associate of Yaqub spoke about the father-of-two’s chequered past.
The man, going by the name of Chris, said:”Yassar is horrible. I’ve been through hell and back with him. I’ve seen people saying he’s a nice guy – that’s a load of bull.
“He was a heroin and crack dealer and was constantly ripping off Cannabis grows [Cannabis dealers] and was just a major playing in Huddersfield for drugs.
“He managed to afford his Lambo [Lamborghini] by laundering money – he was such a flashy g*t.
“Yassar used to buy high powered sports cars and sell them on for profit – all funded by drug money.
“He had it [West Yorkshire] all locked down and would fly drugs into HMP Leeds at Armley with drones and make 10 times what he was making on the outside.”
He added: “Everyone knows stuff about Yassar – but are just too damn scared to say anything bad because they still live there.
“I’ve moved out of the town now you see – I had to leave Huddersfield in a hurry because my brother ripped Yassar off with a few ounces of weed and he wanted to kill him.
“They said they would kill my mother – so I got out as soon as possible. They saw me and shot off three rounds which missed during a drive-by shoot out.”
By: PATRICK CHRISTYS
Source: express.co.uk
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