Organised crime group guilty of more than a million pounds of drug supply
Four members of an organised crime group based in Scunthorpe will now be sentenced
Last updated 4th Sep 2026
Four members of an organised crime group, based in Scunthorpe, will now be sentenced for their involvement in an international drug supply network, operating by the posting of parcels.
Julius Matijosius, 31, of Farthing Avenue, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to six counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and two counts of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs, at an earlier court hearing.
Arunas Kazlauskas, 39, of Farthing Avenue, Scunthorpe, has pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and one count of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs.
Andrej Surkov, 43, of Thoresby Road, Scunthorpe and Dainius Javarauskas, 39, of Mulgrave Street, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty of one count of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, on day two of a trial at Hull Crown Court, on Wednesday, 2 September 2026.
All four men will be sentenced on Friday, 6 November 2026, at Hull Crown Court.
Egidijus Matijosius, 59, of Farthing Avenue, Scunthorpe was charged with six counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, two counts of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs and possession of a firearm. However, he was found not guilty at trial and released from custody.
On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, officers spotted a vehicle driving erratically. The vehicle was stopped on Kingsway, in Scunthorpe and, inside the van, were around 66 parcels with pre-paid labels on, containing drugs inside. Two men were arrested at the scene and remanded into custody.
Inquiries were conducted on one of the parcels, containing around 500 MDMA tablets, which was later forensically-linked to Julius Matijosius.
An unconnected warrant was conducted at an address on Broadway in Ashby in December 2025. Upon entry, officers discovered what looked to be a workshop and distribution centre inside. A large quantity of class A and B drugs was located inside and fingerprints inside the premises were able to be forensically-linked back to Julius Matijosius.
Officers were alerted in October 2025 to suspicious packages at a post office. CCTV inquiries over several months identified Andrej Surkov to be delivering parcels matching the description. Surkov was arrested on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 outside a post office in Scunthorpe, in possession of parcels containing cocaine and cannabis, which were being shipped for postage around the UK.
After his arrest, searches took place at his home address, which resulted in a quantity of tablets being located and at a commercial unit on Northampton Road, in Scunthorpe, which was linked to Surkov. At the unit, around 30kg of ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and cannabis, including gummies and vapes, as well as a shotgun, was located and seized.
On the same day, Surkov was arrested, entry was forced at Farthing Avenue in Scunthorpe where a similar set up was discovered to the address on Broadway, which showed a distribution warehouse and a large quantity of drugs, including 9kg of ecstasy tablets and packaging materials, was located. Computers inside the unit showed the industrial scale parcels were being shipped on. Arunas, Julius and Egidijus were arrested inside the address.
After digital examination of the devices, it was clear that this operation had global reach and was posting drugs within items such as home chemistry sets, to disguise their true contents to customers across the world.
Further inquiries into the commercial unit detected the DNA of a man named Dainius Javarauskas, who was then arrested. All five men were charged and remanded into custody.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Tom Kelly, said: “The scale of this organised crime group was significant. The volumes of drugs that they distributed and the methods by which they operated undoubtedly meant that they posed a risk to the public.
"The efforts made by this group to hide their activity and try to go undetected failed, this must send a warning to those operating illegal activity like this that you can still be caught and a robust policing response will follow to ensure your activity is identified and exposed.
“The total estimated value of drugs found during the investigation totalled over £1,000,000
“Our investigation has required in-depth digital forensic analysis and the analysis of hundreds of parcels and multiple properties and storage units.
“We work tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups operating within our area, with a particular focus on those leading the groups and those posing the greatest threat to our communities.
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