The three men were jailed for a combined total of more than ten years following a hearing at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 1 December. All three had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to charges of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
They were sentenced as follows:
Jorrell Ankrah, 27 of Boulevard Drive, NW9, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – crack and heroin.
Kevin Moata, 30 of no fixed address, was sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – crack and heroin.
Douglas Pereira, 20 of Ferrers Road, SW16, was sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – crack and heroin – and possession with intent to sell Class A drugs – cocaine.
Sergeant Nick Stylianou, from the Specialist Crime North Proactive Team, said: “This proactive operation identified that the group were dealing class A drugs over a ten-month period, living lavish lifestyles, funded by their criminality.
“The extensive work involved in the case demonstrates our commitment to tackling drug supply, which is heavily linked to exploitation and serious violence leading to untold misery in London.”
The investigation began after officers stopped Pereira in Tottenham on Tuesday, 27 September 2022. He tried to make off but officers caught and detained him. They found him to be in possession of several wraps of class A drugs and a phone. After downloading data from the phone, officers were able to identify Pereira was working with Ankrah and Moata to supply drugs. The two older men were identified as the custodians of the Mikey drugs line.
Pereira was initially released on bail before being arrested and charged on Tuesday 4 October 2022.
Ankrah was also arrested on Tuesday 4 October 2022. A phone in his possession was discovered to be the drugs line. Pereira had been in contact with this number hundreds of times a day.
Moata was found by police on Tuesday 18 October 2022, in Leicester where he was arrested and brought back to London.
Sergeant Stylianou added: “I hope this acts as a deterrent to those who partake in this type of criminal behaviour – the message is clear, if you choose to engage in dealing drugs, you will be identified, arrested and put before the courts.”
