Convicted drug dealer Naseer Zaman, who plotted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the country, has had his 15-year prison sentence cut

Convicted drug dealer Naseer Zaman, who plotted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the country, has had his 15-year prison sentence cut by appeal court judges.Lawyers for 41-year-old Zaman claimed yesterday that the sentence imposed at Wolverhampton Crown Court in 2008 was too long.Judges at London’s Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to 12 years after also being informed that Zaman had helped save the life of a fellow inmate.“We have come to the conclusion that the total sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment was manifestly excessive in this case, following pleas of guilty,” said Lord Justice Maurice Kay.