Four men have been charged with drug and money laundering offences after a Hove restaurant was raided on Monday.
Police executed the warrant at E Thirty Nine in Western Road at 9.45am. A quantity of suspected class A drugs and a quantity of cash were seized.
Four men have now been charged and following an appearance at Brighton Magistrates’ Court yesterday have been remanded in custody.
They are:
- Klevis Doda, 31, of The Drive, Hove, charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and with acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property.
- Mahamoud Zayad, 33, of no fixed address, charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and with acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property.
- Eris Deraj, 41, of no fixed address, charged with being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine, and with acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property.
- Fitzroy Morris, 61, of High Street, Brighton, charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and with acquiring, using, or possessing criminal property
Detective Sergeant Mark Pinder said: “We continue to work hard to target criminal groups and to disrupt the supply of class A drugs which cause so much harm in our communities. We also continue to encourage the public to report information to us.”
All four men will next appear before Lewes Crown Court on 2 July to answer the charges.
Brighton has been a drug and money laundering centre for a long time. A short tain ride to Gatwick and Croydon is convenient and casinos make it very handy to rinse the takings and claim that the funds were from clever gambling.
It’s about time the Turkish barber shops, vape shops, dessert shops etc were raided. Very few are legitimate businesses.
How do you know that? I’m genuinely curious.
The food wasn’t up too much, maybe the chef wasn’t interested in sampling any, I do recall them being very chatty.
Details in this article are not true Eris Deraj, 41 lives at 312 old shoreham road hove with his wife sara and 3 children
a very friendly man