Drug dealer handed prison sentence

A drug dealer has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to 32 months in prison, for possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

Alehandro Zeneli, 21, of no fixed address, was also convicted of driving without insurance and driving without a licence.

On Thursday 15 August 2024, a City of London Police officer stopped the vehicle Zeneli was driving on Farringdon Street at around 6:30pm, following suspicious behaviour.  

Officers from the Targeted Intercept and Tactical ANPR team (TITAN) carried out a search of the vehicle and, with the help of a police dog, drugs were found hidden in the sun visor.

Around 20 sealed bags of cocaine were found and further searches led to finding £360 in the centre consol.

Two mobile phones were also recovered, with one of the devices showing messages that suggested drug dealing.

Chief Inspector Jo Cash, at the City of London Police, said:

“City of London Police officers will proactively target offenders and we will take action to disrupt and purse those involved in the supply of Class A drugs on the streets of London.

“This sentencing should send a message to those involved in drug dealing, you will be arrested, charged and sent to prison.”

TITAN was launched following hugely successful intelligence-led operations to track down vehicles known to be involved in criminality using the City’s extensive camera network.

The team conduct a mixture of pre-planned and spontaneous tactical response to high harm offenders. They are targeting drug suppliers, phone snatchers, money launderers and those controlling modern slavery and human trafficking.