A Watford gang kingpin is set to face 27-and-a-half years in jail over drugs and gun charges.
conspiracy to supply cocaine, heroin and ketamine, possession of firearms with intent to cause fear of violence, and possession of ammunition .
He led an organised crime group based in Watford and Luton which was responsible for wholesale distribution of cocaine and heroin nationwide.According to the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit , which investigated Khan, it involved a hierarchy of criminals including a lieutenant, couriers, and subordinates who stored drugs and firearms.
ERSOU Detective Chief Inspector Steve Dowty said: “It is difficult to overstate the impact that dismantling this OCG will have had on our communities. “This group of criminals imported enormous amounts of class A drugs into the UK, which will have caused widespread harm up and down the country both in terms of the medical effects of the substances as well as the wider criminality and exploitation associated with drug dealing.”Police say that Khan, of Princes Avenue, Watford, believed himself beyond the reach of UK law enforcement, due to living in Dubai, but he returned to his family home in Watford in March 2020 due to Covid lockdown.
At around the same time, Operation Venetic was launched which uncovered thousands of message exchanges by criminals using the EncroChat communications tool and was able to provide a picture of his role coordinating the group, under the handle Bigpablito.com.In April 2020, raids led to the simultaneous arrest of Khan and associates Mohammed Ahmed, Aris Saghir, and Zakir Farid and the recovery of several kilogrammes of cocaine and heroin, cash, six firearms, and 180 rounds of ammunition.
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