Hull man jailed for running online drugs company
Cannabis was mailed all throughout the UK
A man from Hull has been jailed for two-years-and-three-months for distributing cannabis from the top to the bottom of the UK.
34-year-old Tony Cortez ran an online cannabis company, which marketed and mailed cannabis products across London, Durham, Scotland, Belfast, Newcastle and Bournemouth.
He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
In April 2025, officers found cocaine and cannabis in his house after they were called there in relation to a different incident.
A large amount of cash was also found, which Cortez claimed to have won at a casino.
After examining his phone, detectives found evidence of him running the online drugs company.
Detective Constable Robyn Latus from our Criminal Investigation Department led the investigation into Cortez’s criminal activity and said: “We are committed to tackling drug dealing and distribution in our area and will take a proactive approach in putting offenders behind bars.
“Crimes of this nature remain a priority for us, and I am reassured that Cortez is now behind bars and unable to push dangerous drugs like cocaine and cannabis not only into our communities, but others across the country.
“I would like to thank our colleagues and partnering agencies for their continued support through investigations of this nature, but all the work they do to make a real difference and help take drugs off our streets.
“We investigate all information that we receive, and we would like to reassure members of the public that whilst you may not see immediate action, the information you provide helps us build the bigger picture of evidence to have the best possible chance of a sentence like we’ve seen here.
“Please keep talking to us if you have any information about drug-related or other crimes in your community. You can report via our non-emergency number 101 or report information anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”