Gloucester drug dealer jailed after £20,000 found in his loft
He's been given a three year sentence after a police search
A drug dealer from Gloucester's been jailed for three years after police found a large quantity of cash hidden in his loft.
Santiago Sadiku, aged 34 of and Vauxhall Road in Gloucester, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday (10 September) and was sentenced after pleading guilty to the following offences:
- Being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, namely cocaine
- Being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, namely cannabis
- Possessing criminal property, namely £27,036.85 in cash
Officers executed a warrant in the Barton area of the city on Monday 10 August.
Sadiku's phone was seized during the warrant and a review by a Drugs Expert Witness found WhatsApp messages which proved that he was selling cannabis and cocaine.
In the loft of the address was a yellow JD sports bag which contained £20,000 worth of bank notes.
In his bedroom officers found a designer bag which contained a further £4,500 of English bank notes and £20 in Scottish currency as well as a plastic bottle filled with £2,100 worth of coins.
A spokesperson for the Gloucester and Forest Local Policing Area said: "We are glad that Sadiku has been taken off the streets and is no longer able to impact our local communities by dealing drugs.
"This case is just another example of how tirelessly we are working to disrupt those who think they can deal drugs in Gloucestershire."