Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Arian Varfaj was caught red-handed dealing cocaine out of his car in Rugby. Police witnessed him engage in suspicious activity on Oxford Street in December 2025, rushed over to make an arrest, and searched his car, discovering cocaine, cash, and a phone used to carry out deals.

Jobe Larrassey refused to stop for police while driving in Rugby, then crashed into a lorry and attempted to flee. Around 2kg of cocaine was hidden in his car boot, and further cocaine and a large quantity of cannabis were found at his home, with an estimated street value over £200,000. He was charged with possession with intent to supply class A cocaine, class B cannabis, and dangerous driving.

Connor Bradbury was investigated by Warwickshire Police for running a drugs line across the south of the county, organising and managing a phone number used to buy illegal drugs. After the investigation, officers arrested him and found drugs hidden in his underwear. He admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession with intent to supply a class A drug, cocaine. At Warwick Crown Court on January 9, 2026, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for the supply offence, with a concurrent 30-month sentence for the possession offence.

Isaiah Taitt was involved in a County Lines drug operation supplying crack cocaine and heroin across the UK. British Transport Police began an investigation in January 2025 after raiding a property in Northamptonshire. Digital forensic evidence linked Taitt to the operation. In March 2025, simultaneous warrants led to the seizure of a drugs line phone, £9,000 in cash, a knife disguised as a bicycle pump, and quantities of Class A drugs. Taitt pleaded guilty to offering to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court.

In the early hours of December 27 last year, plain-clothed detectives were alerted by members of the public to two males acting suspiciously on Huntriss Row, Scarborough. Wells attempted to flee when uniformed officers arrived but was stopped and found with a burner phone and £974 cash. Digital forensics found broadcast messages advertising heroin and crack cocaine on the phone, and CCTV showed him purchasing the SIM card and exchanging items for cash in suspected drug deals. A rucksack and jacket linked to him were recovered near Merchants Row containing digital weighing scales, cannabis and a phone top-up receipt.

Kellie Preece was employed as a GP practice manager at Westside Medical Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire. From January 2021 she fraudulently transferred money from the practice to her own bank account, hid payments by labelling them as payments to others, and paid herself unauthorised salary increases and overtime payments. She created false invoices to conceal the fraud and stole £144,864.13 in total.

Cain McCann and Mitchell Chantler were spotted in Victoria Park, Leamington, carrying out a suspected drug deal on February 3. They were running a county lines operation using dealers to traffic drugs from Coventry to Leamington. A phone with messages suspected of planning drug deals and a handwritten list of customers were seized, along with items considered criminal property.

Mitchell Chantler and Cain McCann were spotted in Victoria Park, Leamington, carrying out a suspected drug deal on February 3. They were running a county lines operation using dealers to traffic drugs from Coventry to Leamington. A phone with messages suspected of planning drug deals and a handwritten list of customers were seized during their arrest.

Undercover Warwickshire Police officers in an unmarked car observed Ersid Psyqyli, a 22-year-old man, repeatedly circling the streets and making multiple exchanges with passersby. He was arrested on suspicion of drug supply. Police raided the room he rented and found 40 wraps of cocaine valued at around £400 alongside £228 in cash.

During the attack on 31 May 2025, Wesley Osunde pinned the victim to the ground inside the takeaway and stamped on him while trying to hide his face from CCTV cameras. He admitted violent disorder and separate drugs offences.

Samba Faal, aged 26, ran an illegal drug network known as the 'Menace Line' supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Coventry between April and July of the previous year. The operation involved bulk messages advertising drugs, sim swapping, and was traced through communication data, CCTV, and an Uber account registered to Faal's email and nickname 'Smuggzy'. Police discovered a phone worth £160,000 linked to the line, along with £1,000 in suspected criminal cash and other items during a search of an address connected to him.

Regan O’Shaughnessy was arrested during a pre-planned operation at an address in Coventry on 10 September 2024. Officers found a key to a Mercedes A class in his bedroom; the car was parked at the rear of the property and a full-length shotgun wrapped in a sheet was found in the boot. Cannabis was also recovered. He admitted possession of two firearms and possession of cannabis with intent to supply and was jailed at Warwick Crown Court.

Adam Dodd was caught dealing class A drugs in Sydenham, Leamington. Officers saw him exchanging items with a known drug user and he tried to run away, but was caught and searched. Other officers entered a nearby flat he had been seen leaving and found significant amounts of class A drugs, cash, mobile phones and a bank card connected with Dodd. He gave no comment in interview and was charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. He was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court to 28 months in prison.

Jyad Mohammedi was involved in the 'Turk Line' drug dealing racket operating across Coventry between December 2022 and August 2023, supplying crack cocaine and heroin. The group used cars registered under the false alias 'Florentin Iosif' to avoid detection. Mohammedi was stopped multiple times with Walid Houssain, providing false details. The Turk Line phone sent over 8,000 bulk messages advertising drugs. He was arrested on August 23, 2023, at an address in Coventry, where large amounts of cash were found on him. Text messages linked him to discussions of wholesaling a kilogram of cocaine.

Sarwat Ahmed was involved in the 'Turk Line' drug dealing racket operating across Coventry between December 2022 and August 2023, supplying crack cocaine and heroin. The group used cars registered under the false alias 'Florentin Iosif' to avoid detection. The Turk Line phone sent over 8,000 bulk messages advertising drugs between December 2022 and April 2023. He was arrested in the days following a warrant on August 23, 2023. Detectives linked him to the Turk Line through phones and CCTV.

Zewar Younes was involved in the 'Turk Line' drug dealing racket operating across Coventry between December 2022 and August 2023, supplying crack cocaine and heroin. The group used cars registered under the false alias 'Florentin Iosif' to avoid detection. Drugs were transported in cars driven by group members around Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester and other areas. He was arrested on August 23, 2023, at an address in Coventry, where he was found with keys to a safe containing a large amount of cash. Detectives linked him to the Turk Line through phones and CCTV.

Walid Houssain was involved in the 'Turk Line' drug dealing racket operating across Coventry between December 2022 and August 2023, supplying crack cocaine and heroin. The group used cars registered under the false alias 'Florentin Iosif' to avoid detection. He was stopped multiple times with Jyad Mohammedi, where Mohammedi provided false details. The Turk Line phone was at the same location as their stopped car and personal phones. He was arrested on August 23, 2023, at an address in Coventry, where large amounts of cash were found on him. Text messages with Mohammedi discussed wholesaling a kilogram of cocaine. Detectives linked him to the Turk Line through phones and CCTV.

Arnis Rizahi was discovered in a property in Nuneaton on August 15, 2024, sitting on a sofa with 27 bags of cocaine in front of him, along with scales. A search of the drawers revealed larger bags containing another 40 bags of weighed and portioned cocaine. In total, 181 bags of cocaine, each estimated at 0.4g and valued between £3,540 and £7,080, were seized from the property and a related vehicle, along with £4,765 in cash.

Irgert Shehu was stopped by police on Abbey Street in Nuneaton on August 15, 2024, during an intelligence-led operation, where ten bags of cocaine fell from him. A search of the car he had been driving revealed three sealed bags of cocaine hidden inside a cigarette packet. He was linked to a nearby property where additional drugs were found, resulting in a total seizure of 181 bags of cocaine, each estimated at 0.4g and valued between £3,540 and £7,080, along with £4,765 in cash.

In August this year, James Rigby was seen behaving suspiciously while driving around the Warwick area in his Vauxhall Corsa. A stop and search found cocaine, MDMA, ecstasy and cannabis together with £1,310 in cash. Searches of two homes linked to him uncovered more drugs and £19,125 in cash. He pleaded guilty to possessing class A and B drugs with intent to supply.