Martin Tiser, the brother-in-law of former One Direction star Zayn Malik, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a county lines drug network. The 23-year-old was convicted following a raid at his home in Bradford, where police uncovered evidence of drug trafficking tied to a Class A distribution line.
Authorities discovered £17,000 worth of crack cocaine stored in a garden shed guarded by a large dog, along with heroin, cash, and drug packaging materials inside the property. Tiser was found in possession of 29 wraps of crack cocaine, 13 wraps of heroin, and £1,000 in cash when arrested. Additional evidence included kitchen scales, sealable bags, and the mobile phone linked to a drug line known as the “Kev line.”
Tiser, who is married to Zayn Malik’s youngest sister Safaa, was identified as part of Operation Keyside, a major investigation into county lines activity in the Bradford area. The court heard that Tiser’s phone was used to send bulk text messages advertising drugs, one of which read: “Kev on power... pure dynamite from 8-8. Best deals.” CCTV footage also captured him topping up the phone associated with the line.
The couple married in 2019 just days after Safaa turned 17, in a traditional Islamic ceremony held at the Malik family home. The former boyband star was absent from the event, though their mother Trisha celebrated the wedding publicly on social media. Tiser and Safaa welcomed a daughter named Zaneyah just months later.
During sentencing, Tiser’s defence claimed he had faced social and linguistic barriers since arriving in the UK and had been manipulated by more experienced criminals. However, Judge Recorder Hawkins stressed that while Tiser was young, his involvement in serious drug offences could not be overlooked.
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