A ‘middleman’ drug dealer who used the notorious encryption service to negotiate the price of cocaine for onward supply has been sentenced to more than eight years in jail.
Police arrested Javed, 40, of Overstone Road, Luton in March 2021 at Heathrow Airport returning to the country from Pakistan.
He was Old Bailey has been jailed for murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id="38433">jailed at Luton Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) to eight and a half years in jail after being pleading guilty to five counts of offering to supply Class A and one count of being concerned in the supply of Class A.
Detective Sergeant Scott Hannam said: “Javed brokered deals for illicit drugs by arranging buyers through his Encrochat contacts. He thought he would get away with it behind the Encrochat platform, but little did he know, we would get him.
“Drugs are at the heart of much of the violence and exploitation we see in the county. By rooting out drug dealers such as Javed, we’re making the county safer and protecting people from harm. Report drug dealers to us and we’ll build up an intelligence picture to ensure they’re put where they belong -behind bars.”
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