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Stoke-on-Trent Cocaine Dealer Jailed for Car-Door Stash Faces Deportation

The case centered on 24 wraps of cocaine found in a concealed car-door compartment during a police stop in Basford.

Overview

  • Etmond Margjoni, 30, received a two-year-and-four-month sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court for possession with intent to supply cocaine and driving offences.
  • Officers discovered about £1,200 of cocaine hidden under the driver’s door window controls after stopping his vehicle on Albert Street, Basford.
  • Police had seen him on October 10 in Blurton apparently handing something from his Nissan Qashqai before arresting him on October 14.
  • He pleaded guilty and had an iPhone and £245 seized, with the judge ordering forfeiture of the cash.
  • The judge said he will be deported after serving 40% of his sentence, as the defence cited pressure linked to a gambling debt.