Ipswich Crown Court Sentencing Results

Police stopped Lika's vehicle on 31 August and became suspicious when he produced a fake driving licence on his phone. A search of Lika's home uncovered about 0.5kg of cocaine with a street value of £15,000, along with drug dealing equipment and £6,871 in cash.

On June 16, 2024, police raided a house in Shackleton Square, Ipswich, and observed a bag containing 12g of cocaine being thrown from Tyler Woodley's bedroom window. Inside, officers found him with £700 cash, a wrap of cocaine, and some cannabis. His phone contained messages and images related to drug dealing, as well as contacts of drug users. Woodley had been released from an 83-month sentence for conspiracy to supply drugs and violent disorder on May 16, 2024, just weeks prior.

Police executed a warrant at Lawrence's address on 3 November 2023, seizing nearly 45 grams of cocaine, £1,000 in cash, and a small quantity of cannabis.

Michael McDonnell, 27, of Mayflower Avenue, Saxmundham, was arrested on June 24 during a county lines crackdown operation. Officers stopped him in a car park on Church Street, Saxmundham, and found four wraps of cocaine in his pockets. Evidence on his phone indicated he had been involved in the supply of drugs between November 2024 and June 2025.

Abdishakur Salah, who ran the 'Delano' county lines drug line, was arrested in a house on Alderman Road, Ipswich, after throwing a latex glove containing 200 wraps of cocaine and heroin worth £13,000 out of a window. He sent out 585 marketing messages advertising drugs to users in the Ipswich area shortly after his release from prison on July 29, 2023. He was found sitting on a sofa in the property while another individual supplied drugs outside. Salah has a history of similar offences, including being arrested multiple times in 2021 at properties in Ipswich where drugs were discovered or attempts were made to destroy evidence.

Benjamin Tigges had approximately 600 grams of cocaine, 1.1kg of cannabis, and nearly £50,000 in cash seized during police raids at his home on Belstead Avenue in Ipswich and another address in March 2025. He was involved in supplying cocaine in Ipswich, Stowmarket, Hadleigh, and surrounding areas.

Rigers Myqelefi, aged 27, was involved in drug-related activities in Ipswich. On July 3, 2024, he was seen leaving an address on Harland Street on an electric bicycle and evaded police by riding off at speed. He discarded the bicycle on Portman Road and was found hiding under a Royal Mail van. During his arrest, police seized an iPhone, 11 bags of cocaine hidden in a cigarette box, and a set of keys. A search of his flat on Harland Street uncovered 45 bags of cocaine, 16 bags of cannabis, £2640 in cash, four mobile phones, a fraudulent driving licence, and a yellow knuckle duster. He stated his involvement stemmed from a debt incurred after the theft of a previous quantity of drugs. Evidence from one phone showed messages advertising cocaine sales to 80 contacts and offers to coordinate deliveries directly with customers.

In March 2024, police found a package containing 80 wraps of crack cocaine in a back garden. Forensic examination linked Kayode Brathwaite to the package. Further investigations established that Brathwaite was the line holder of a phone used for supplying Class A drugs in Newmarket between July 2024 and October 2024.

Azem Ferizolli, 24, of Woodward Road, Dagenham, was involved in a drug supply network operating between London and Ipswich, supplying cocaine between December 2020 and July 2022. The operation led to the seizure of £50,000 in cash, Rolex watches worth £25,000, cocaine valued at £10,000, and other assets. Warrants were executed in July 2022 in Ipswich and London areas.

Halit Ferizolli, 34, of Woodrush Way, Romford, was involved in a drug supply network operating between London and Ipswich, supplying cocaine between December 2020 and July 2022. The operation led to the seizure of £50,000 in cash, Rolex watches worth £25,000, cocaine valued at £10,000, and other assets. Warrants were executed in July 2022 in Ipswich and London areas.

Genart Loca, 23, of Valence Circus, Dagenham, was involved in a drug supply network operating between London and Ipswich, supplying cocaine between December 2020 and July 2022. The operation led to the seizure of £50,000 in cash, Rolex watches worth £25,000, cocaine valued at £10,000, and other assets. Warrants were executed in July 2022 in Ipswich and London areas.

Grant Philips, a rogue trader, defrauded elderly customers of more than £30,000 by taking payments for plumbing and accessibility improvements that were not completed or were substandard. He operated under business names such as Superdry Plumbing & Drainage, Rhino Plumb, and Plumb Fix around East Anglia between April 2021 and October 2023, affecting twelve customers with losses ranging from £200 to over £4,400.

Jack Howes was present at the raided address in Lowestoft in May 2023, where police found messages on his phone advertising the sale of drugs. He was involved in supplying cocaine alongside Stephen Burrows.

Stephen Burrows was involved in running a drug line in Lowestoft. Police raided his home address in May 2023, discovering 5.63g of cocaine with a street value of up to £485 hidden in a safe, along with four Samurai swords. His phone contained 4,503 messages advertising the sale of cocaine and cannabis between June and August 2023.

Callum Smith, 31, of Blackheath Road, Lowestoft, was involved in supplying Class A and Class B drugs. He was witnessed in a suspected drug exchange on June 1, 2022, leading to his arrest by Suffolk Constabulary's Scorpion team. A search revealed cash, two mobile phones, and two small packages of cocaine. Further investigation of the mobile phones showed he had sent bulk text messages advertising the sale of cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis between November 25, 2021, and June 1, 2022.

Frank Smart, 46, owner of Smart Residential Letting Agents in Newmarket, admitted two counts of fraud by retaining rent and deposits last August. He pocketed tenancy deposits instead of putting them in a deposit protection scheme, defrauding customers by over £80,000 when the business closed in 2018. More than 30 witnesses reported substantial losses, with landlords not receiving rental income and having to refund deposits out of pocket, resulting in individual losses from £700 to over £8,000.

Gary Vickery, associate of Thomas Kavanagh in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, participated in a drug smuggling operation importing cocaine and cannabis hidden inside tarmac removal machinery from Europe to the UK, with a street value of around £30 million. The operation also involved carrying cash back. On 2 October 2017, the National Crime Agency intercepted a consignment in Dover, finding 15 kilograms of cocaine and 200 kilograms of cannabis concealed within two adapted machines. The investigation stemmed from arrests in Dublin in January 2017 by Garda, recovering firearms and Class A drugs.

Daniel Canning, along with associates, was involved in large-scale drug shipments worth around £30 million at UK street value, as well as movements of cash and firearms. Linked to Midlands-based freight and logistics firms, he was arrested in October 2017 following the Dover seizure of 15 kilos of cocaine and over 220 kilos of cannabis hidden in an industrial tarmac removal machine destined for Wolverhampton. Raids on linked industrial units in Wolverhampton and Wednesbury uncovered traces of cocaine and a handgun with his brother-in-law's DNA, though Canning's home in Dickens Heath yielded small amounts of cash and encrypted devices showing coordination under Kavanagh.

Thomas Kavanagh, a senior figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, was involved in a drug smuggling operation importing cocaine and cannabis hidden inside tarmac removal machinery from Europe to the UK, with a street value of around £30 million. The operation also involved carrying cash back. On 2 October 2017, the National Crime Agency intercepted a consignment in Dover, finding 15 kilograms of cocaine and 200 kilograms of cannabis concealed within two adapted machines. The investigation stemmed from arrests in Dublin in January 2017 by Garda, recovering firearms and Class A drugs.

Darren Aldis of Mortimer Road in Bury St Edmunds was sentenced after police conducted a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at his property on 1 March 2023. Officers recovered from a locked wardrobe a locked safe containing white powder and cash. Forensic testing established that the white powder was cocaine, with an estimated value of £6,000 and there was in the region of £1000 in cash contained in the safe as well.

Christopher Southart was arrested during a police operation on 11 September 2019 at Flowton near Somersham, following the recovery of around two kilogrammes of cocaine. A large amount of cash and a Range Rover were also seized. He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply cocaine.

Claudiu Stupinean committed a series of theft offences in the Bury St Edmunds area between 30 July 2020 and 15 September 2020. He was charged with three counts of theft of a motor vehicle, one count of burglary after stealing a painting, two counts of theft of car keys, one count of theft of military memorabilia, one count of theft of Amazon parcels, one count of theft of a wedding ring and one count of theft of a letter opener. A search of his vehicle recovered jewellery, World War Two medals and other stolen items. Five of the victims were elderly, including one aged 100. He exploited his position working for a care company to target vulnerable people.