Gang convicted over multi-million pound drugs in Luton

Investigation team arrested the group’s couriers, seizing around 45 kilograms cocaine, with a street value of almost £5 million, last year in October, group is found guilty of operating a multi-million pound drugs business that stretched as far as Morrocco and Pakistan.

The well-established dangerous organised crime group was operating a wholesale drugs supply network across UK. The criminals involved in this network were dealing in multi-kilogram batches of import quality cocaine with street value of multi millions.



2 Gang members who both had leading roles in multi-million pound drugs supply organisation, selling drugs to criminal gangs named Mohammad Waqas, 29, of Shervington Grove and Mohammad Irfan Khan, 35, of Dunstable Road, were found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine following a trial at Luton Crown Court.


Mohammed Aakil, 39, of Plait Court, responsible for ferrying the drugs from one location to another, was also found guilty.


 Rumel Hussain, 32, of Crawley Road, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.


Manzor Bhuiyan, 31, of Guernsey Close, was convicted of possession with intent to supply cocaine at a separate trial and received 10 years imprisonment.


Shaheriz Khan, 37, from Sherwood Road, Luton, was jailed for 10 years in May for his part in the conspiracy, after 15 kilos of cocaine, worth around £1.5 million, were found in his fast food shop.


Detective Inspector Trevor Davidson said: "We recognise the devastating impact that drugs have on the community, and will continue to tackle sophisticated crime groups such as this one."