Northolt Drug Dealer Helped Supply Half a Tonne of Cocaine
Hussain Sakhi was part of an international gang distributing by lorry
Hussain Sakhi, of Laughton Road. Picture: Met Police
April 8, 2025
A 22-year-old man from Northolt has been convicted of being part of a drug dealing gang that was involved in the supply of nearly half a ton of cocaine worth up to £17 million.
Hussain Sakhi, of Laughton Road, was one of a trio that brought in the Class A drug from the Netherlands to distribute throughout London by lorry.
He was convicted on Monday 8 April alongside 59-year-old Bert De Jong of the Netherlands and 21-year-ol Zaibaa Zahur of Harlington Road, Uxbridge of conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine and conspiracy to supply cocaine, following a four-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. Sakhi and Zahur were also found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine.
At their trial, the court was told that lorries would stop outside the capital, and the drugs would be collected and then be sent to ‘retail suppliers’ on a weekly basis.
On Tuesday, 16 July 2024, a holiday let was booked in Marsham, near Norwich and the following day a van was seen outside the address.
The van, driven by Morris, then drove to an industrial estate in Norwich, where he met De Jong in a lorry. De Jong gave Morris three cardboard boxes and Morris then drove back to the holiday let. He was then intercepted by officers who had seen a suspected handover. Met officers then searched the van and the three boxes were found hidden behind black cladding.
The boxes containing cocaine were hidden in the van. Picture: Met Police
A total of 70kg worth of cocaine was found – worth between £1.75million and £2.45million.
Sakhi and Zahur went to the holiday let later that day, to ‘view’ it. Raising suspicion, officers arrived and searched the pair. A phone showed messages between Sakhi and an unidentified contact, who Morris had also been in contact with.
The gang's phones confirmed details of drug pick up points. Picture: Met Police
All three were arrested by the Met that day and charged two days later.
What followed was an extensive investigation by specialist officers, which proved the defendants had all been involved in the supply of millions of pounds worth of cocaine.
Drug ledgers they kept as a record of the movement and distribution of the cocaine were examined during the trial and established the group had moved nearly 500kg.
De Jong would bring the drugs into the country from the Netherlands and Morris would pick them up and pass them to Sakhi and Zahur, who would then distribute them.
On Wednesday, 23 July 2024 De Jong, when entering the country again, was arrested. He claimed he had no knowledge of what he was bringing into the country, but evidence suggested on his phone that he would send ‘tokens’ to his counterparts, implying the drugs had been delivered.
He was charged on the same day.
Detective Constable Leon Ure, of the Met’s Specialist Crime South team who led the investigation, said, “This has been a complex and lengthy investigation to dismantle a group supplying drugs across London. It has been part of a wider, proactive drug operation led by the Specialist Crime South team.
“This investigation shows the breadth of work the specialist crime unit deals with and I’d like to thank every officer who was involved in the case.
“Drug dealing has a huge impact on Londoners. It fuels further crime and impacts the heart of our communities. This group is an example of how we will investigate and hold offenders to account.”
A fourth drug dealer, 23-year-old Justyn Morris, of Upper Lees Road, Slough, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, 11 March to conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine and conspiracy to supply cocaine.
The other three are due to be sentenced on Friday, 11 April at Kingston Crown Court.
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