The police had ‘damning evidence’ against the 26-year-old
A man who supplied drugs in different counties has been jailed. Artur Shabani, 26, was at his home in High Street, Eye, when Cambridgeshire Police searched his property on March 2.
Officers had received information about cocaine being supplied to South Lincolnshire and Rutland, and an operation was being run from Eye. At his home, officers found nine mobile phones in Shabani’s bedroom, as well as a small amount of cocaine and drug dealing paraphernalia elsewhere in the property.
Mobile phone analysis revealed bulk messages related to selling cocaine. The investigation also uncovered CCTV evidence that showed Shabani topping up one of the dealer phones, which was an unregistered pay-as-you-go device.
On Tuesday (April 21), Shabani was jailed to 36 months in prison after appearing at Cambridge Crown Court. He admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
DC Jenny Hargreaves said: “The evidence against Shabani was damning, giving him little option but to plead guilty. I’m pleased he has been brought to justice, and this county lines operation selling cocaine in Rutland and South Lincolnshire disrupted.
“County lines can often be linked to other offences such as criminal exploitation and the substances they deal trap people in addiction. We will continue our efforts to identify those involved in supplying drugs and bring them before the courts.”
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