Cambridge men jailed for supplying Class A drugs across Hertfordshire
Two men have been jailed for more than 10 years after police uncovered a drug network operating across Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
Two men have been jailed for more than 10 years in total for running a network that supplied Class A drugs across parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
They were arrested following a series of police warrants in Cambridgeshire and Essex in August 2024. The arrests came after an investigation into the supply of cocaine across East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire and South Cambridgeshire between January and August 2024.
Police seized £30,000 in cash, jewellery, and Class A drugs during the warrant phase.
Ervis Kastrati, aged 31, of Sackville Close in Cambridge, was sentenced to six years in prison. Fatlum Dautaj, aged 24, of Ermine Street North in Cambridge, was sentenced to four years and three months. Both men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. They were sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday 2 May.
Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s County Lines Investigation Unit, said: “These two men ran a sophisticated drug network supplying Class A drugs to customers in various towns across Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The disruption of this will make a considerable impact on drug supply and associated crime across the area.
“County lines drug gangs pose a significant threat to communities, especially young people and those who are vulnerable. We rely on information from the public to be our eyes and ears on the streets. Help us to rid your community of drugs and related crime by reporting information about drug dealing.”
Further proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act are planned later this year to recover money made from the illegal activity.
Anyone with information about drug dealing can report it at herts.police.uk/report, use the web chat at herts.police.uk/contact, or call 101. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress.
Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
Support is available for those affected by drug use. Visit talktofrank.com or call 0800 77 66 00.