A pair of dealers who sold coke, ketamine, meth and MDMA using a phoneline known as Jo Jo Hove have been jailed for more than four years each.
Anas Elorby and Moteeb Ahmad had not long got out of prison for running a different drugs line – Trouble – in Southend when they set up in Hove.
But it wasn’t long before they came to the attention of police again.
Detectives first learnt about the Jo Jo Hove line in May this year when they raided an address in Down Terrace, Brighton after arresting a different man in nearby West Drive on suspicion of dealing class A drugs.
There, they found a mobile phone which contained messages marketing pricelists of drugs from a contact saved as Jo Jo Hove.
Detectives worked out the number was connected to Elorby, 25, who was the controller of the line.
With this evidence, officers executed a further warrant at an address in Brunswick Terrace, Hove on 7 August.
As they entered, police located Eloby inside, as well as a second man, Moteeb Ahmad, 26, as well as drugs including cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, ketamine and cannabis. The total amount was estimated to be worth over £6,000.
Multiple mobile phones and £1,200 in cash was also seized from the address.
Elorby and Ahmad were both arrested at the property and taken into custody.
Elorby was charged with being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs and two counts of acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.
Ahmad was charged with being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs and acquiring, using or possessing criminal property. Both men were remanded into custody.
On 11 September, the men pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court and were sentenced the same day.
Moteeb Ahmad, 26, of no fixed address, was jailed for four years and three months.
Anas Elorby, 25, of Northcote Road, Croydon, was jailed for four and a half years.
PC Emily Begley said: “I am pleased that the sentencing given reflects the seriousness of the offences committed repeatedly by these two men.
“We are committed to our work in disrupting drug supply in Brighton and across Sussex.
“Our priority continues to be catching criminals and keeping communities safe.”
The 20-year-old arrested in West Drive is currently on police bail.
Why hasn’t the 20Year old been Named
Sub judice as it could compromise their right to a fair trial. Basic tenet of law in this country; innocent until proven guilty. It is annoying that the addresses seem rather upmarket so it looks like they have been living the life whilst just coming out of jail and no apparent legitimate source of income.
Bet the 20 Yr old lives or lived at the Property they raided in Down Terrace-shall wait till police Enquiries have finished
There are quite a few supported accommodations in that area.
Not up Firle Rd & DownTerrace-Small Estate that no one really wants to move to, just as bad as Craven Vale-Whitehawk could be better.
On 1 side of Down Terrace it’s nice Bought-rented homes, on the other Council (and ex council homes) some could be supported Accomadation-there used to be in the close when it was Flats-but council put them into Houses.
They publish pictures of other people prior to trial when they fancy.
2 of England’s finest.
This did make me smile, apart from, have you got any subs? Surely, it’s ‘learned’ not ‘learnt’. Anyway. Look, this City, like many seaside cities with marinas, is a cocaine hub. A quick Google would have revealed this. “Just under half of adults (44%) in the city drink at levels outside the low risk category, according to BHCC. Drug-related deaths and harmful alcohol use are “notably” both above the England average.”
Catching and jailing those two is just tokenism. When I moved her 28 years ago, I had a rule that I would not offer therapy to anyone addicted to anything. This isn’t judgmental stuff, it has good technical basis. Psychotherapy isn’t suitable for addicted people. Their task is only to get clean. Anyway, after a while I had to moderate that to: you must be in process of tackling your addiction. That’s because I’ve barely had any clients over all age groups and social demographics who are not addicted to something.
Instead of harassing pensioners on their way to Benidorm with scary guns and dogs at Gatwick, Drug Enforcement agency should have a task force at private marinas where the stuff, often dumped at sea attached to buoys etc comes in. Don’t ask me to reveal how I know this except to say I was a local paper editor in my original career.