Masked robbers who terrified a shopkeeper with Samurai swords and a man who caught with 60kgs of cocaine and MDMA have been locked up in Leeds this week.
Leeds Crown Court also heard the cases of a shop owner found with £160k worth of illicit tobacco and cigarettes and a teenager who travelled across Leeds to rob other youngsters in KFC.
Those sentenced in Leeds this week include...
Those sentenced in Leeds this week include...
![One of a gang of masked raiders who threatened a lone woman shopkeeper with Samurai swords in Leeds. Jeffrey Chikosha, 25, was jailed for three violent armed robberies in just nine days, stealing thousands of pounds in cash, cigarettes and booze. Two of the gang were caught after a detective recognised Chikosha from his voice and walk.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU3M2Q0ZGY0LWQ1YmMtNDhjOS1iODZhLTQ5MzRmM2VkNjIzMzowYzczNGExZC1lMGY3LTQ5OWYtYjRlMy1iZTkyODk1ZTNhZjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Jeffrey Chikosha
One of a gang of masked raiders who threatened a lone woman shopkeeper with Samurai swords in Leeds. Jeffrey Chikosha, 25, was jailed for three violent armed robberies in just nine days, stealing thousands of pounds in cash, cigarettes and booze. Two of the gang were caught after a detective recognised Chikosha from his voice and walk. Photo: WYP
![Also jailed over the armed robberies was 23-year-old Brandon Jarrett. The pair, along with a third man who has never been identified, first targeted the Skelton Wood Post Office on White Laithe Approach in Whinmoor. They struck again two days later, targeting the Londis store, on Wetherby Road. Finally, the gang struck at the Co-op, on Selby Road, Leeds, again masked and armed with swords.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3ODM5MDBkLTNiMGMtNDUwMC1iNTQ0LWJiN2M3ZjE1OTc4ODoxN2M0YjJjMC04YTQwLTQxMDMtYTJjZi04OGU5Y2YzZjRiZmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Brandon Jarrett
Also jailed over the armed robberies was 23-year-old Brandon Jarrett. The pair, along with a third man who has never been identified, first targeted the Skelton Wood Post Office on White Laithe Approach in Whinmoor. They struck again two days later, targeting the Londis store, on Wetherby Road. Finally, the gang struck at the Co-op, on Selby Road, Leeds, again masked and armed with swords. Photo: WYP
![A Leeds restaurant worker who resorted to stealing and robbing to fund his crack addiction. Grzegorz Gawrys became hooked on the deadly drug after his relationship broke down, which culminated in him helping to beat and rob a man in the city centre to steal his wallet. The 36-year-old then used the man’s stolen bank cards to pay for items.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFkMTFiNWVkLWEzZDAtNDYwZC1hZDQyLTIwNTcyNDM2YTU1ZTo4YjMyNWY1My04NDg0LTRlNGQtYjYwNi1mOWQ1YmM3MWU5YmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Grzegorz Gawrys
A Leeds restaurant worker who resorted to stealing and robbing to fund his crack addiction. Grzegorz Gawrys became hooked on the deadly drug after his relationship broke down, which culminated in him helping to beat and rob a man in the city centre to steal his wallet. The 36-year-old then used the man’s stolen bank cards to pay for items. Photo: WYP/Google
![A convenience store owner sentenced for selling illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco. 43-year-old Saman Amin, the owner of Chapel Street Convenience Store in Halton, was caught with 179,020 cigarettes and 99kg of hand rolling tobacco - a mix of smuggled and counterfeit items - worth £160,000.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJiNjA2MzJlLThmZmQtNGYxZC1hZTMwLWNlZjYxODA4YzRlZjo5Y2Y4MzY5OC01NWE5LTRmZGUtOThhMC0yZjcwNjBjZjI0NGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Saman Amin
A convenience store owner sentenced for selling illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco. 43-year-old Saman Amin, the owner of Chapel Street Convenience Store in Halton, was caught with 179,020 cigarettes and 99kg of hand rolling tobacco - a mix of smuggled and counterfeit items - worth £160,000. Photo: WYP
![A heavy cannabis user who tried to claim he knew nothing about 1.2kg of the drug stored in his loft. Kamyer Omari, 30, denied any knowledge of the drugs at his upstairs flat on Harewood Road, Wakefield. A judge sarcastically told him that he was “fortunate” it happened to be there, given his addiction.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIyNGM0OTkyLTYxOGItNDI0Ny04NGJjLWMzMWU2NDBjMWEyMjpiZDNlOTdkYS00NmIyLTQ3YjctYTJlNS1mN2MwYTA0ODBjYjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Kamyer Omari
A heavy cannabis user who tried to claim he knew nothing about 1.2kg of the drug stored in his loft. Kamyer Omari, 30, denied any knowledge of the drugs at his upstairs flat on Harewood Road, Wakefield. A judge sarcastically told him that he was “fortunate” it happened to be there, given his addiction. Photo: Google/National World
![A Leeds art student who ran up who ran up a drugs debt and claimed he was ordered to sell crack cocaine and heroin. Dealer 19-year-old Oliver Matthew Kent, of Blake Crescent, Guiseley, was told he been given a “real opportunity” after escaping a prison sentence.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQzNGJkZmI0LTQyNjQtNGI0MC1iNjU3LTRmNWUyMjEyMjBkNTo1YjU1NWE5Yy1kNmZkLTRkZGUtYTBlMi0yYzRkNWUzNmM4ZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Oliver Matthew Kent
A Leeds art student who ran up who ran up a drugs debt and claimed he was ordered to sell crack cocaine and heroin. Dealer 19-year-old Oliver Matthew Kent, of Blake Crescent, Guiseley, was told he been given a “real opportunity” after escaping a prison sentence. Photo: National World