Operation Costello is Bedfordshire Police's crackdown on organised crime gangs following the national focus on criminality linked to specialist encrypted phones. A man from Luton has been sentenced for drug offences, following an investigation by Thames Valley Police. Waseem Choudhry, Faizan Yaqoob and Fizan Khan, all from Luton, have been jailed for a total of 32-and-a-half years for their involvement in a network that used encrypted communications tool Encrochat to sell blocks of cocaine worth tens of thousands of pounds. Bedfordshire Police seized more than 10,000 in cash as well as large amounts of. Luton News. Subscribe now for weekly updates of local news and sport from your town. Detectives uncovered Cain was a key individual in the OCG and believe he was carrying out the "dirty work" for his co-conspirators Shaukat and Dann. When searching his address, they found the encrypted device stashed inside a hot water bottle, which was inside a dishwasher. Mansoor Kiani, 28, of Carlton Crescent, attempted to hide his drug dealing activities by using an encrypted communication system which was later cracked by police. The Encrochat platform, which was used exclusively by networks of criminals, was dismantled in spring 2020 in the UKs biggest ever law enforcement operation after its servers were seized. Kianis money was made entirely from illegal activity. A drug dealer who flaunted his wealth by filming himself pouring champagne over Rolex watches in a Knightsbridge nightclub has been jailed. Waseem Choudhry, Faizan Yaqoob and Fizan Khan, all from Luton, Bedfordshire, have been jailed for a total of 32-and-a-half years for their involvement in a network which used the encrypted communications tool Encrochat to sell blocks of cocaine. 19 April 2020. . The Mail report said that Kiani was linked to a specific handle, and investigators backed this up by matching the location of his encrypted device to his other, non-encrypted phone as it connected to different mobile phone masts. The total estimated amount of drugs seized was 19,300. Schahjahan Ali was today jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cocaine. ", Six Bedford men charged following operation with over 100 officers deployed, Search warrants were carried out across Bedford, Discussions with landowners holding up construction of new M1 link road, meeting hears, The link road will connect the M1 and the A6 throughout Bedfordshire, Two men arrested after theft of 500,000 of railway cable near Luton, Police said that the thefts led to 4,000 minutes of delays, Photos show the full extent of pothole damage plaguing some of Biggleswade's roads. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "This was a highly organised drugs supply gang, whose criminality would have had far-reaching, damaging effects on many vulnerable people within our society. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He was of previous good character. Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Greatest Hits Radio app. Luton Crown Court heard that cannabis was for sale on a 24-hour-a day basis, with the defendants working in shift patterns. Cain, 32, ofPetunia Court, Luton, was sentenced to seven years and six months for his role as a courier, collecting and delivering Class A drugs up and down the country. Beds Police smash organised crime drugs network, Angels Autism and ADHD Support for Parents/Carers - Executive Function Dysfunction Online Workshop. See whats happening near you by entering your postcode below or visit InYourArea, Waseem Choudhry (left), Faizan Yaqoob (top-right) and Fizan Khan (bottom-right). Choudhry, 34, of Oakley Gardens, was today (June 16) sentenced to 17 years behind bars for leading the organised crime group (OCG), which sold and distributed bulk amounts of the class A drug often kilogrammes at a time. Op Costello is not looking at street dealers; we are going after the big players involved in fuelling local drugs markets. Fizan Khan, 26, of Beechwood Road, was jailed in May for six-and-a-half years for his involvement in the OCG, with messages on an Encrochat phone attributed to him discussing transporting a shipment of cocaine worth 38,000 to Leicester. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please click here to contact us. . Pramod Thomas. Our technology is above Governments level , its the highest level of anti interception/ anti espionage tech available to the private sector. Mansoor Kiani, 28, of Luton, tried to hide his illegal activities by using an encrypted communication system which was later cracked by police. The Encrochat platform, which was used exclusively by networks of criminals, was dismantled in spring 2020 in the UKs biggest ever law enforcement operation. His trial saw evidence seized from his phone of the showbiz lifestyle he funded through his drug dealing, including being driven around in a Ferrari, and dousing Rolex watches in Champagne at a high-end London nightclub. Subscribe for our weekly news letter here! His brother Anzaar Chaudhary, 19, of Norman Road, Luton also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis, but he had a lesser role under the instruction of others and had only been involved in the conspiracy since February last year. | Privacy The drugs were hidden under a consignment of small value goods such as spider catchers, Robert Brooks would sometimes direct the operation from Spain, the court heard. After the systems servers were seized by law enforcement in Spring 2020, investigators had access to hundreds of thousands of messages between criminals who were under the impression they were communicating securely. After a three-day trial at Luton Crown Court, he was found guilty of conspiracy to supply and sentenced to 15 years and six months behind bars. A drug dealer who flaunted his wealth by filming himself pouring champagne over Rolex watches in a Knightsbridge nightclub has been jailed. Luton drug dealers who sold 'wholesale' amount of cocaine jailed for more than 32 years Three members of a drug dealing network which sold wholesale amounts of cocaine have been jailed for a total of 32 and a half years. All three admitted conspiring to supply Class A drugs. Neither had previous convictions. Vasanthan, who was hiding from police, was in possession of 52 grams of crack cocaine, 120 wraps of crack cocaine and 10 wraps of heroin when he was found. A Luton drug dealer who videoed himself flaunting his illicitly gained wealth by pouring champagne over Rolex watches at an exclusive London club has today (Friday) been jailed. Investigating officer PC Levi Fensom, of the Aylesbury Stronghold Team, based at Aylesbury police station, said: "This case relates into an investigation into an Aylesbury drugs line called the Kev line. "These sentencings mean we've reached over 200 years ofjail time in these caseswhich shows our commitment to relentlessly pursuing and dismantling those dealers who bring such misery to our communities.". 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The business is not just illegal, it is immoral and despicable.". Abu Ali, 25, and Yusuf Ali, 21, both of Biscot Road, Luton, admitted conspiracy to supply cannabis and were jailed for three years and three years and three months respectively. They used a telephone number, known as the 'Kane Line' to deal the drugs. Two families of drug dealing brothers were sentenced on Thursday, July 1, 2021, for running a round-the-clock cannabis business in Luton. Operation Costello is not looking at street dealers; we are going after the big players involved in fuelling local drugs markets, Detective Inspector Tom Stean was quoted as saying by the newspaper. Brooks, of Elder Court, was described as the "managing director" of the English end of the enterprise that was connected to Europe and further afield, prosecutors said. Conversations involving two handles attributed to Schahjahan Ali contained more than 2,000 messages relating to wholescale cocaine supply and more than 30 images of kilogramme blocks of cocaine. Plus what's on near where you live - and local homes for sale. Something went wrong, please try again later. Nattesh Jeevarajah, aged 19, of Sutherland Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, was also given a two year suspended sentence as part of the investigation. Police investigating a firearms discharge in Luton in March 2020 located an unoccupied vehicle with what appeared to be bullet holes in the side of the car. | Disclaimer. The judge said there were undoubtedly people higher up in the drug supply chain who have not been caught. Residents have taken to social media to warn others about potholes and the damage they are causing. | Contact Local News. Bedfordshire Police officers established that Choudhry, 34, of Oakley Gardens, was behind one of the handles on the platform after detectives carried out a warrant at his Luton home and arrested him in June 2020. We abide by the Editors Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. In a separate case, Nikhil Lama, 23, of Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis. Robert Brooks, 50, from Hertford, had pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced to 21 years. Two families of drug dealing brothers were sentenced on Thursday, July 1, 2021, for running a round-the-clock cannabis business in Luton. He pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and one count each of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely cannabis, and possession of a firearm, namely an electronic stun device. Watch how three Luton drugs dealers were arrested after a dramatic police pursuit and raid at a house last year, as part of an investigation by the Eastern R. Residents have taken to social media to warn others about potholes and the damage they are causing. Three drug dealers involved in a 3 million drugs conspiracy ferrying wholesale amounts of cocaine between Luton and London have been jailed. ", Six Bedford men charged following operation with over 100 officers deployed, Search warrants were carried out across Bedford, Discussions with landowners holding up construction of new M1 link road, meeting hears, The link road will connect the M1 and the A6 throughout Bedfordshire, Two men arrested after theft of 500,000 of railway cable near Luton, Police said that the thefts led to 4,000 minutes of delays, Photos show the full extent of pothole damage plaguing some of Biggleswade's roads. 2023 BBC. Officers arrested the group as the exchange was taking place, seizing the drugs along with 16,000 in cash. Find out how you can get more news from BedfordshireLive straight to your inbox for free HERE . Last month Waqas Khan, 31, was found guilty of both possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and criminal property and on Friday January 6 at Luton Crown Court, he was jailed for six-and-half years for the drug dealing offence. On February 5, 2021, Thames Valley Police officers from the Aylesbury Stronghold Team arrested Nattesh Jeevarajah after witnessing him attempting to get into a vehicle with false number plates parked on Honeycomb Way in Buckinghamshire. The total estimated amount of drugs seized was 19,300. The dealers are the latest to be jailed by Operation Costello bringing its total jail sentences to 150 years. The cannabis had been stored in a cupboard in a shed in Biscot Road. It culminated in 10 simultaneous search warrants being carried out in Luton in conjunction with Bedfordshire Police and the National Crime agency. Messages and images indicated Yaqoob travelled to Surrey, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and London to deliver or pick up cocaine or cash. A three day trial found 28 year old Mansoor Kiani, of Carleton Crescent was found guilty at Luton Crown Court. A 12-strong gang of Luton drug dealers - including three boys aged under 18 - have been jailed for a total of 40 years. 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Mansoor Kiani, 28, of Luton, tried to hide his illegal . Last August, officers intercepted the final two deliveries out of 39 and seized 70kg (154lb) of cocaine and 45kg (99lb) of heroin. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. If you have any information regarding drug dealing or organised crime in your community, please contact us or Crimestoppers.". The trio are the latest to be brought to justice by Bedfordshire Police's Operation Costello team, which is dedicated to apprehending offenders linked to the criminal communications tool Encrochat. The group, led by ringleader Kane Lee, 23, of Gilderdale, were responsible for supplying cocaine and heroin in the High Town area of Luton. A drug dealer in Luton who flaunted his illicit wealth by pouring Champagne over Rolex watches in a nightclub has been jailed for more than 15 years, The Daily Mail reported. Three youths, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also received: 12-month youth rehabilitation order, a 90-day community penalty, a three-month tagged curfew and 12 months supervision. He was arrested in November 2020 after police cracked the system as part of the UKs biggest ever law enforcement operation by Bedfordshire Police, Operation Costello, which began in spring 2020, the report added. We sell only and exclusively to reputable companies and individuals that pass our due diligence and KYC procedures. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Three drug dealers involved in a 3 million drugs conspiracy ferrying wholesale amounts of cocaine between Luton and London have been jailed. Three men, aged between 28 and 56, were jailed last week for their roles after pleading guilty to drugs offences. He messaged another criminal associate in central Luton to renew his subscription to the EncroChat platform in one specific exchange of messages. A drug dealer from Luton has been sentenced to over fifteen years in prison for the supply of heroin and cocaine. Your town in your pocket. Anti Interception Nub News. Waseem Choudhry, Faizan Yaqoob and Fizan Khan, all from Luton, have been jailed for a total of 32-and-a-half years for their involvement in a network that used encrypted communications tool Encrochat to sell blocks of cocaine worth . They paid no regard to the harm they were doing by bringing class A drugs into Bedfordshire, nor the associated damage that drug-related crime has in terms of public health and wider criminality. Operation Costello was launched in 2020 after the UK's biggest ever law enforcement operation brought down the Encrochat platform an encrypted tool used exclusively by criminals to communicate with each other - allowing investigators to view messages and other media sent between users as they discussed large-scale criminality such as the movement of drugs and weapons. Choudhry, 34, of Oakley Gardens, was yesterday (June 17) sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for his role leading the organised crime group (OCG) which sold and distributed bulk amounts of the class A drug, often kilogrammes at a time. Operation Costello was set up through Special Grant funding from the government to help Bedfordshire Police tackle the extraordinary challenges posed locally by organised crime. Our work doesnt stop here; well continue to work tirelessly to bring these people to justice.. Luton Crown Court [] Choudhry was a key link within a criminal network which worked to distribute vast quantities of cocaine across a wide area, which no doubt had a significant and harmful impact on a number of communities. READ MORE: Councillor storms out of meeting claiming another made 'offensive' comments. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. The data subsequently allowed investigators to shine a spotlight on how organised criminals were operating by viewing the messages and other media sent between users. Paran Multimarcas in Curitiba, reviews by real people. & Cipher Machines The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. By Laura Hutchinson 16th Jun 2022, 4:59pm - 2 min read 10th Dec 2022 And Hussein Elbahja was jailed for four years and nine months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cocaine. Unexplained wealth and expensive items bought via cash are key indicators that someone may be involved in organised crime. Waseem Choudhry, Faizan Yaqoob and Fizan Khan, all from Luton, Bedfordshire, have been jailed for a total of 32-and-a-half years for their involvement in a network which used the encrypted communications tool Encrochat to sell blocks of cocaine. Local news and What's On from Hitchin. 10-month youth rehabilitation order, a 90-day community penalty, a three-month tagged curfew and 10 months supervision, "I am pleased to see such a lengthy shared jail sentence passed down today. lutontoday.co.uk. Francis McConville, 37, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years after being arrested during an investigation in August 2019 that found he was working with other drug dealers to distribute kilogrammes of cocaine at a time. 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I am sure many others will feel sick watching him parade his wealth in this video, and share my satisfaction that he is now facing a lengthy prison sentence.". Jailing them, the judge said: This conspiracy to supply cannabis was well organised. Operation Costello, Bedfordshire Polices biggest ever operation into serious and organised crime, has now led to 17 subjects being jailed for 100 years, as investigators continue to target prominent criminals who used the Encrochat tool to hide their illicit activity. These individuals are funding lavish lifestyles off the back of violence, exploitation and the misery of others. You can help us catch these people by speaking up and reporting any concerns., Detective Inspector Tom Stean, from Bedfordshire Polices Operation Costello team. Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about what's great and not so great in Curitiba and beyond. Exchanges were often carried out in broad daylight in the middle of the street. Mohammed Foyas Ali was sentenced to five-and-a-half years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cocaine. https://www.digitalbank.capital/super-encrypted-cellphone. Its positive news that he and his associates will no longer be able to do this. More conversations indicated Schahjahan Ali had a debt of 355,000 to another user who supplied him drugs, while others suggested he was communicating with the brother of Mohammed Foyas Ali, who was at the time serving a prison sentence for cocaine supply. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Police called it the East of England's biggest-ever drug operation, and three other men were jailed last week. The group were arrested in August 2021 while attempting to exchange a kilogramme of cocaine with a street value of 100,000 during a meeting on a Luton street. Mohammed Shaukat and Ashley Cain, both from Luton, and Shane Dann, from Cranfield, were all part of an organised crime group (OCG) which supplied drugs across the country. When police broke up the 18-month operation last September, they discovered more than 40,000 incoming and outgoing calls and text messages relating to 1 gram, 2 gram and 3.5 gram deals. A Derby drug dealer was one of the kingpins of a vast illegal empire which flooded the UK with 165m of high-purity cocaine.. Paldip . Judge Rebecca Herbert said that as he had been in custody since last September she would pass a two year Community Order with conditions that he completes 120 hours unpaid work and 35 rehabilitation days. Detectives in Bedfordshire were able to establish that Kiani was behind one of the handles on the system, uncovering conversations involving him relating to cocaine and heroin distribution. The drugs were hidden at the bottom of a consignment of small-value goods such as spider catchers. His lieutenant, 32-year-old Yaqoob, of Kingsway, also had an Encrochat device, with the pair frequently discussing drug deals and cash exchanges. This was a wide-ranging investigation involving significant resources both here in Bedfordshire and in London. Find the closest jeweler in Brazil, Paran, Curitiba. He'd tried to hide his drug dealing activities using an encrypted system cracked by police. Messages showed he was arranging meetings with drug and cash couriers and coordinating payments to suppliers, and deciding on codewords. The global operation, based in a rented unit at Little Samuels Farm, in Hunsdon, was the largest ever drugs conspiracy investigated by the Eastern Regions Special Operations Unit. In Luton alone, nearly 100 kilograms of Class A drugs and 1m in assets have been seized. Luton drug dealers who ran a 24/7 operation selling cannabis are jailed, Arm was hanging off attackers sentenced to a total of 47 years, Police seeking information on series of ice-cream van fires, People bought homes on the basis of promised health care provisions. A three day trial found 28 year old Mansoor Kiani, of Carleton Crescent was found guilty at Luton Crown Court. A 12-strong gang of Luton drug dealers - including three boys aged under 18 - have been jailed for a total of 40 years. By clicking the sign-up button you agree to our Privacy Policy. By: Since being launched 18 months ago, more than 65 people have been arrested and 120 warrants have been carried out. Anti Remote Digital Surveillance. Six men charged following major drugs bust at multiple properties in Bedford. 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He was jailed in April for nine years. Messages on the encrypted device also exposed Choudhry speaking with other Encrochat users to arrange exchanges of blocks of cocaine worth tens of thousands of pounds, along with meetings to trade cash and discussions around the storage of vast quantities of drugs. 20,000 seized by police in raids will be given to local charities helping homeless people, families and ex offenders. A drug dealer from Luton has been sentenced to over fifteen years in prison for the supply of heroin and cocaine. Kianis money was made entirely from illegal activity. Last week three men became the latest drug dealers to be jailed as a result of the operation to a total of more than 36 years for their role in a drugs network involving a total of 200 kilos of cocaine worth around 8m. 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