Teenage laughing-gas dealer found with combat knife in Leeds car stop is jailed
A teenager caught dealing in laughing gas has been jailed, but mainly because he had a combat knife on him.
Ran Nadir was found to have canisters of the gas in the boot of his car with the blade tucked into the driver’s-side door.
Leeds Crown Court heard that Nadir was with his younger brother parked up on King Lane in Alwoodley on December 7 last year.
Police approached them and became suspicious because of a smell of cannabis.
They searched the vehicle and found the knife and the 20 canisters of nitrous oxide.
The gas, also known as “smart whip”, is often inhaled by users for a brief euphoric high. It was classified as a Class C drug in 2023.
Nadir, of no fixed address, also had a “quantity” of cannabis.
The 19-year-old, who appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds, admitted possessing a bladed article, dealing in Class C drugs and possession of a bladed article.
It was heard he has previous convictions for possession of a bladed article and making threats with a bladed article.
Mitigating, Soheil Khan said: “He knows he will continue to disappoint everybody if he comes back to court and the sentences will get longer and longer.
“He has had time to reflect and he knows it’s up to him now.”
Judge Tahir Khan KC gave Nadir a 12-month sentence.