Birmingham cocaine dealer who hid £100,000 in 'stash house' is jailed

A Birmingham cocaine dealer, who hid £100,000 in a “stash house”, has been jailed for over five years. 

And a rucksack carried by Albanian national Olsian Vogli, of Oscott Road, was found to contain half-a-kilo of the drug. 

At St Albans Crown Court, the 31-year-old and his partner in crime Orest Malushi pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply. At yesterday’s sentencing (January 9) hearing, Vogli was jailed for five years and four months, while 44-year-old Malushi, from Barnet, received two years and six months. 

They were snared following an operation by the Organised Crime Partnership - a National Crime Agency and Met Police unit – and arrested by Malushi’s car in north London last July.  A search of the car uncovered two-and-a-half kilos of cocaine hidden in the specially adapted glovebox and three mobile phones. 

Before the arrest, Vogli had been seen visiting a flat and a search of the apartment uncovered £100,000 and a mobile phone with several SIM cards. 

What has the NCA said about the case?

Following sentencing, Andrew Tickner, from the Organised Crime Partnership, said: “The cocaine supplied by Olsian Vogli and Orest Malushi was clearly generating large profits for the organised crime group they belonged to, as shown by the amount of cash we found in the apartment. 

“The hide in Malushi’s car was ultimately a futile attempt to conceal his criminality, but shows the time and attention that drug suppliers will put into their criminal profession. 

“The class A drugs trade fuels gang violence and suffering in the UK, which is why the NCA and Met Police’s strong partnership is at the forefront of dismantling the organised criminal groups behind it.”