Three men jailed for drugs offences

Three men have been jailed for their part in the supply of Class A and B drugs in Northampton.

At about 10.15am on Tuesday, September 26, Orald Leka, aged 39, previously of De Havilland Close, Hatfield, was detained in Whitworth Road under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act after officers had received intelligence that suggested he was involved in drugs supply.

Upon a search of Leka and his car, 100 individual deals of cannabis were found.

His Whitworth Road address was subsequently searched where further cannabis and cash was found and seized.

Aranit Qerimi, aged 33, previously of Whitworth Road, was also found inside the address and five vacuum bags of cannabis were discovered in his room. Individual deals of cocaine that Qerimi was suspected to have thrown out of the window upon officers’ arrival were also found on the external windowsill outside.

Whilst this was happening inside the address, Arlind Mucaj, aged 33, also previously of Whitworth Road, was spotted outside the property.

Mucaj was searched and found with a small deal of cocaine on him, however when officers went back into the property to search his bedroom, they discovered a large quantity of cocaine, including a block.

All three men were arrested and subsequently charged with offences - Mucaj with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, Leka with possession with intent to supply Class B drugs, and Qerimi with possession with intent to supply Class B drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

After pleading guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court in November last year, all three men were sentenced at the same court on February 22.

Qerimi and Mucaj were sentenced to 18 months in prison each and Leka received a sentence of nine months in prison.

Lead investigator Detective Constable Katie Ryder said: “Tackling drug harm is a matter of priority for Northamptonshire Police and so I am pleased that we have sent another three drug dealers to prison.

“I’d like to use this opportunity to encourage the local community to contact us if they have any intelligence about drug dealing in their area. Although at first it may seem like their information isn’t being acted upon, we are always working to collate a bigger picture of the issues and people that are blighting specific areas of our county, in order to tackle them in the best way.

“We will continue working hard to put people like these three men behind bars and I hope this case reassures people that we continue to bring drugs dealers to justice.”

Pictured below: Mucaj and Qerimi