Aberdeen-based 'County Lines' drug runner jailed for more than six years
Victor Kihu was part of an organised crime gang which operated in Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow
A man who intimidated and exploited vulnerable men and women into allowing their homes to be used to supply the drugs network in Aberdeen will spend nearly six-and-a-half years behind bars.
24-year-old Victor Kihu recruited men from deprived areas in England to sell and supply Class A drugs from several properties in a cross-border county lines illicit practice known as cuckooing.
Kihu, who was a member of an organised crime gang known as Harlem which operated between Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow, gained control of multiple addresses to oversee the drug-trafficking scheme.
Kihu based himself at the homes of vulnerable people
He directed others to purchase and sell cocaine and heroin while basing himself in the homes of susceptible people.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service found Kihu ran the trafficking scheme by co-ordinating the movements of young English males, some of them listed as missing, between safe houses and locations used for drug dealing.
Kihu, from Buckinghamshire, was imprisoned for six years and five months at the High Court in Glasgow after he admitted to being concerned in the sale and supply of drugs.
Prosecutor Sineidin Corrins, of COPFS, said: “Cuckooing is an abhorrent practice which often has a devastating impact on vulnerable and innocent individuals.
“Seeking justice for people in our communities who are all too often coerced, groomed and threatened by county lines drug dealers is a priority for Scotland’s prosecutors.
“Victor Kihu deliberately targeted people who, under threats and intimidation, would carry out his coercive demands to let others use their homes for criminal conduct.
“But he is now in prison having been brought to account for his crimes.”
Kihu operated in Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow, and was arrested in Perth
Kihu carried out his crimes at eight addresses in Aberdeen between July 2025 and January this year, when he was arrested on a bus in Perth.
Detective Constable Nicholas Bowyer said: “Drugs have a devastating impact on our communities. We remain committed to removing harmful substances from our streets and hold those involved in their supply accountable.
“Kihu will now face the consequences of his actions.
“We will continue to use tools and tactics at our disposal to deter this activity and protect our communities from the harm drugs can cause.”