A West Yorkshire woman has been sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison. This follows a major investigation by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Officers discovered a sophisticated heroin processing operation within her home. The seized drugs had an estimated street value of £8.5 million.
Sidrah Nosheen, aged 34, from Woodside Road in Wyke, Bradford, was a key member of an organised crime group (OCG). The group smuggled heroin from Pakistan into the UK for nationwide distribution.
According to evidence presented in court, Nosheen played a crucial operational role. The OCG used a method of concealing heroin within clothing items, such as leather jackets. These consignments were delivered directly to her residential address.
Upon receiving the shipments, Nosheen’s responsibility was to extract the concealed drugs. She then repackaged the heroin into one-kilogram deal bags ready for wholesale distribution. Her back bedroom had been fully converted into a dedicated processing facility.
A woman has been jailed for 21 years and six months after NCA officers found £8.5m worth of heroin in her bedroom.
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— National Crime Agency (NCA) (@NCA_UK) December 23, 2025NCA officers arrested Nosheen at the property in June 2024. The subsequent search revealed the scale of the operation. Officers found 85 kilograms of Class A heroin in various stages of packaging.
The room contained professional processing equipment. This included a wallpaper pasting table used as a workbench, industrial scales, buckets, and assorted tools. Investigators also discovered boxes of plastic-wrapped clothing awaiting processing. The room was littered with debris and remnants from packages that had already been handled.
A forensic examination of Nosheen’s mobile phone provided critical evidence. It revealed hundreds of messages with an accomplice based in Pakistan. These communications detailed the supply chain and logistics of importing heroin into the UK.
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— CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) December 23, 2025Further evidence proved that Nosheen distributed multi-kilogram consignments to criminal contacts across the UK. On one documented occasion, she collected £250,000 in cash for the OCG from another criminal in Bradford. This highlighted her trusted role within the network’s financial operations.
Sidrah Nosheen was charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to import heroin. She initially pleaded not guilty and was due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court. However, she later changed her plea to guilty on both counts. She returned to the same court for sentencing this week. The judge imposed a 21-year, 6-month prison term.
