East London drug dealers caught in their makeshift 'call centre' to supply cocaine across Surrey have been pictured for the first time after being sentenced. Mirjan Kastrati, 35, and Mario Gilaj, 24, both from Romford, sent £413,000 worth of drugs into the home county over just two months.
They've now been handed a combined 14 years in prison. At Chichester Crown Court on Monday (March 31), Kastrati was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
After a six-day trial, Gilaj was given an eight-year prison sentence after being found guilty of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
The Surrey Police investigation began on September 5, 2024, when in response to intelligence gathered about potential criminal activities, officers executed a search warrant at an address in Dartford. The address was being used as a ‘call centre’ by the two men in order to supply cocaine into Surrey.
During the execution of the warrant, officers caught Kastrati red-handed at a makeshift desk making drug deals and communicating with customers. Gilaj was also arrested after attempting to leave the property.
Follow-up enquiries by the investigation team uncovered digital data and documents that proved that the two men had been responsible for the supply of around four kilos of cocaine into Surrey in a two-month span between July and September, with a street value of around £413,000.
Investigating officer, PC David Oliver, said: “Drug dealing can have a devastating impact on the local community, and if you are going to come to Surrey to deal drugs, we will pursue you and bring you to face justice.
“These two men were only concerned about their ill-gotten profit and will now spend a combined 14 years in prison where they belong.”
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