50 Cent asked judge to bail dealer for European tour

50 Cent asked judge to bail dealer for European tourImage caption, 50 Cent's Legacy Tour played venues across Europe in July 2025ByJeremy BallEast Midlands social affairs correspondentPublished2 minutes agoDetectives investigating cocaine trafficking in Derby have said they were "shocked" by an intervention from the US rapper 50 Cent.The musician wrote to ask a judge to release an arrested suspect on bail so he could work on the rapper's Legacy Tour.The details emerged after Abdirahiim Hassan was jailed for 18-and-a-half years at Derby Crown Court on Friday after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply Class A cocaine and possession of criminal property in the form of cash in March 2026.There is no suggestion 50 Cent had any knowledge of his prospective tour member's criminal activities.Hassan, 37, of Benworth Road in Hammersmith and Fulham, London, was one of 10 men who were sentenced as part of Operation Daybreak. The prosecution described him in court as "substantially involved in national-level cocaine trafficking".The court heard that evidence Hassan, also known as Samir, gave at his trial showed "staggering arrogance and comfortable dishonesty" as he described a "jet-setting, entourage-type lifestyle, working for an A-list musician".Image source, Derbyshire PoliceImage caption, Abdirahiim Hassan was described in court as substantially involved in "large-scale national cocaine trafficking"The jury heard Hassan was arrested as he made a fourth train trip to Derby to collect "substantial amounts of cash" from Harminder Purewal.Purewal, 47, of Bridge Gate Lane, Derby, was sourcing large consignments of drugs for organised crime groups in Sinfin and Chaddesden, which supplied wholesale quantities of cocaine to dealers.He was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A cocaine.Hassan had deposited £150,000 in cash into his own bank...