Northolt Drug Dealer Gets Lengthy Sentence
Hussain Sakhi involved in supply of nearly half a ton of cocaine
Hussain Sakhi, of Laughton Road. Picture: Met Police
May 18, 2025
A man from Northolt, who was a member of an organised crime gang which supplied nearly half a ton of cocaine across London, has been jailed for 14 years.
22-year-old Hussain Sakhi of Laughton Road was part of an international operation which saw millions of pounds of the Class A drug were distributed by lorry. The vehicles would stop at points outside the capital on a weekly basis to be picked up by ‘retail suppliers’.
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 23-year-old Justyn Morris of Slough, then proceeded to an industrial estate in Norwich, where he metDutch national 59-year-old Bert 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 specially made compartment and contained 70kg of cocaine – worth between £1.75million and £2.45million.
The boxes containing cocaine were hidden in the van. Picture: Met Police
Later than day Sakhi booked the same holiday let along with 21-year-old Zaibaa Zahur of Harlington Road, Uxbridge. This prompted a visit from police and a search of Sakhi’s phone revealed that Sakhi and Morris had been sending messages to the same unidentified person arranging pick ups from lorries.
The gang's phones confirmed details of drug pick up points. Picture: Met Police
He was arrested along with Morris and Zahur the same day and charged on 18 July 2024. Five days later De Jong was arrested after entering the country again. He claimed he had no knowledge of the contents of his lorry which was found to contain more cocaine.
Subsequent investigations found ledgers kept by the gang which showed that nearly 500 kilos of cocaine had been imported using this method. The estimated street value is £17 million.
Three of the gang, including Sakhi, were sentenced on Monday, 19 May at Kingston Crown Court. They had earlier been found guilty of conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine and conspiracy to supply cocaine, following a four-week trial at the same court on Monday, 7 April. Morris had pleaded guilty on Tuesday, 11 March to conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine and conspiracy to supply cocaine.
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.
"Their sentences are fully deserved and I hope this acts as a deterrent to those thinking about bringing in illegal drugs to the country."
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