Jail for Drug Dealer Caught in Brentford Car Stop
Gleni Goleci found in possession of large amount of cocaine and cash
Gleni Goleci. Picture: NCA
February 7, 2025
An illegal immigrant from Albania has been jailed after he was caught with a large amount of cocaine and cash when his car was stopped by police in Brentford.
27-year-old Gleni Goleci was driving along Brentford High Road in a Hyundai on 7 January this year when he was asked to pull over near Pottery Road. When the vehicle was searched by officers from the Organised Crime Partnership – a joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service unit, 1.5 kilos of cocaine and approximately £20,000 in cash was found in a specially designed sophisticated hide in the boot. It was operated by a system of buttons which had to be pressed in a specific order.
The officers also searched a flat in Holland Gardens, Brentford, and found six kilos of cocaine and another £60,000 in cash. The drugs had been hidden behind a sofa and inside a cupboard.
They also found a replica Colt air pistol and equipment associated with drugs supply including scales, a knife, a notebook with "tick-list" and a large box of disposable gloves.
The 7.5 kilos of drugs had an estimated street value of £350,000.
Goleci, of no fixed UK abode, was arrested and charged with drugs and possession of criminal property offences. He pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court this Thursday (6 February) and was immediately sentenced to seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment.
The sophisticated boot hide used to conceal the cash and drugs. Picture: NCA
Andrew Tickner, NCA Operations Manager from the OCP, said, "Our primary purpose is to the protect Londoners from harmful offenders like Gleni Goleci.
"The serious criminality he was involved in fuels violence, intimidation and exploitation in communities.
"The NCA and Metropolitan Police continue to work in partnership to disrupt the organised crime groups behind drug trafficking.
"Our commitment to pursuing the most harmful criminals is relentless, and we will continue to bring them to justice."
Some of the cocaine seized during the operation in Brentford. Picture: NCA
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