Faringdon drug dealer jailed for six years after £77k heroin discovery
Yusto Otunnu was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday
Last updated 9th Nov 2026
A Faringdon man has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found with over £77,000 worth of heroin.
Yusto Otunnu, 44, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin and possession of criminal property, which equated to £820 cash.
Otunnu had previously faced jail sentences for previous drug-related offences. In 2009, he was sentenced to five years in prison, and in 2014, he was sentenced to seven and a half years behind bars.
During his first offence in 2009, he was sentenced after around £15,000 worth of drugs were found at a property in Blackbird Leys.
Meanwhile, his 2014 conviction came after he was found with over 1.2kg of drugs, estimated to be worth around £80,000, in his car boot.
When Otunnu was arrested again, he was found to have an amount of heroin which had a street value of £77,480.
Passing sentence at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday (November 5th), the court heard how Otunnu was a "third striker", meaning that he would be facing prison as a minimum for his sentence.
Presiding judge Maria Lamb sentenced the defendant to six years in prison, adding in her remarks that it was "very sad" to see him back in court.