Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The man pictured in the black jumper is Zeeshan Khan. He is a three-strike drug dealer who was chief executive officer of the Tiger drugs Line.
That line had the same structure as a legitimate business, with key players ensuring it was operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
However, rather than trading in legal stock, the sole purpose of the Tiger Line was to flood the streets of Burnley with heroin and crack cocaine in order to make as much money for its senior management as possible.
However, thanks to the exemplary investigation carried out by members of the East Targeted Crime Unit the Tiger Line has now been declawed and dismantled.
Zeeshan Khan was the head of the Class A drugs supply conspiracy, which ran from March 2024 until we arrested members of the OCG in March 2025.
Fitting in with his role as CEO Zeeshan Khan, he made key strategic decisions, directed street dealers where to meet vulnerable drug users, paid his street dealers, sourced drugs, ensured the drugs line always remained operational and topped up with credit, helped prepare drugs and even sold drugs.
Zeeshan Khan set the price of the drugs being sold by the Tiger Line and was responsible for the marketing and sending out of bulk messages to customers.
His chief operating officer and trusted confidante was co-defendant Mohsin Ahmed. As well as being fully aware of the size of the operation, Ahmed was a courier for the Tiger Line – transporting large amounts of Class A drugs into Lancashire in order to be processed and bagged in the stash house located in Burnley. He also bagged and sold drugs.
One of the street dealers who Zeeshan Khan directed was his co-defendant Atif Khan.
The trio were all charged and pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell heroin and crack cocaine.
They appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on 31st March they were sentenced to the following.
Zeeshan Khan, 28, of no fixed address, jailed for eight years and eight months.
Mohsin Ahmed, 28, of no fixed address, jailed for six years.
Atif Khan, 25, of Queensgate, Nelson, jailed for three years.
DCI Sarah Denson, of East CID, said: “Zeeshan Khan thought he was running a successful business. Sadly for the people of Burnley the commodity he was pushing were illegal drugs. Acting as CEO of this criminal conspiracy he thought he was untouchable.
“However his illegal activity brought him to the attention of our East Targeted Crime Unit who quickly set about identifying the conspirators, dismantling their organisation and putting its members before the courts.
“The significant sentences handed down to Zeeshan Khan and Mohsin Ahmed could not have come to fruition without the information provided by the local community. I hope these convictions will encourage others to come forward if they see illegal activity in their area, confident that the police will take the appropriate action against those engaging in it.”
If you are aware of illegal activity in your area report it via our website at https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/ or call 101. In an emergency or if a crime is ongoing, always call 999.
You can also contact independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.