First Dates star jailed after involvement in £1.5million Class A drugs ring
Joseph 'Joey' Shaw has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after being involved in a heroin ring.
The 28-year-old, who previously appeared on Channel 4's First Dates back in 2017, was found guilty after police raided a property on Silkstone Road, Bradford, West Yorks, in 2021.
He and his younger brother, 24, admitted to conspiracy to supply both cocaine and heroin. Joey was also charged with conspiracy to produce cannabis.
Meanwhile, his brother Daniel was slapped with a ten-and-a-half-year sentence during sentencing at Bradford Crown Court.
Former First Dates contestant Joseph Shaw has been sentenced to six and a half years behind barsA third man, Mohammed Bashir, 42, of Silkstone Road was arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and possession of criminal property.
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Bashir will be sentenced at a later date, having pleaded not guilty before going on trial. He later changed his plea and pleaded guilty.
The siblings were arrested when police received a tip-off and seized 31kg of heroin and £100,000 in cash from the property in West Yorkshire.
Joseph 'Joey' Shaw was arrested after police raided a property in Bradford, West Yorks (westyorkshire.police.uk)
His younger brother Daniel was slapped with a ten year sentence (westyorkshire.police.uk)At the time, West Yorkshire police confirmed that they found the Class A drugs in two laundry bags which were hidden in the attic, while the cash was found in a locked sports bag.
Joe, who is called Joey on the programme, appeared on the show fronted by television favourite Fred Sirieix and met pink-haired Jodie.
However, the pair were left stunned after revealing they had already met one another on a train – before spending the night together.
The car salesman appeared overconfident as he phoned a pal claiming he "probably would" sleep with "every brunette" who walked past him.
Joey was matched with Jodie on the showHis face dropped as Jodie walked into the lavish London restaurant, leaving Joey sat outside with his head in his hands before being introduced by Fred.
"I know her," he joked to Fred before Jodie confirmed they had in fact met one another on the train.
She later explained that they knew they were both appearing on the show but had no idea they would be sitting with one another.
But after sneaking off to the toilet, he phoned a friend saying: "I'm on a date with her, she's proper like pretending she don't know me. How funny is that? She's like 'oh yeah, we kind of know each other.'"
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He went on to say: "'I don't kind of know you, I spent all night with you last night'".
Joey later implied to waitress CiCi Coleman that Jodie got "a six-inch" after they had met, before grinning while saying he didn't mean anything sexual.
The Mirror has approached Channel 4 for comment.
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