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A drugs guardian who married into a family of dealers was today (WED) jailed for 13 years for harbouring a ‘huge’ stash of heroin in his home.

Mohammed Khan, 33, hid nearly 30 kilos of the deadly drug with a street value of pnds stlg 2.

3 million for his gangster friends.

Customers officers kept him under surveillance for ten days and he was arrested as he set to make a five kilo delivery of the drug.

Packages were found in his Ford Mondeo and further 25 kilos hidden under furniture at his Guildford home.

But the ‘devoted’ father claimed he had been forced to hide the drugs to stop the ruthless gangsters killing his son.

Later he claimed he thought the packages were cannabis.

London’s Southwark Crown Court heard how Khan married into the notorious Kubilay family who introduced him to the drugs world.

After divorcing his wife, he remained in contact with
Tunjay Kubilay who instructed him to make the five kilo delivery to Michael Watson.

Kubilay, of (11) Middleham Gardens, Upper Edmonton, north London and Watson of (42) Crocus Fields, Barnet, Herts, were arrested on the same day as Khan but were released because they had no drugs on them.

Kubilay, who recently finished a 15-year sentence for drug dealing, and Watson jumped bail and have since vanished.

Khan denied harbouring the drugs, claiming he was put under duress, but a jury rejected his account and unanimously convicted him.

Jailing him, Judge Neil Stewart told the first-time offender: ‘You married into the Kubilay family who have a long standing and deep involvement with the heroin trade.

‘Although you were linked to the family for several years you committed no offence before this.

‘Your role was to store the drugs for Kubilay and make deliveries to Watson as you were instructed.

‘The prosecution put forth the position that Kubilay was in command, Watson was the lieutenant and you were the soldier and I accept the portrayal.

‘You did indeed harbour these drugs but you claimed you were acting under duress and the jury rejected this.

‘I am satisfied you were a willing participant whether you were enthusiastic or not and your motivation was money.

‘This was a huge quantity of a drug that is addictive, dangerous and potentially lethal and potentially destructive for the user.

‘It is the trigger for crime at all levels and is a scourge on our society.

‘Anybody involved in this must expect severe punishment.

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Khan, of ‘Wheelspin’ (CORR), in Salt Box Road, Guildford, had denied harbouring the heroin on or before 28 October last year and looked shocked as he was led to the cells.

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