“East London ‘Pablo Escobar’ Drug Lord Jailed for 9 Years – £600K Drug Empire Crushed in Tower Hamlets Raid!”

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East London Drug Lord Who Dubbed Himself 'Pablo Escobar' Sentenced to Nine Years.

An East London drug kingpin, Shahen Ahmed, 34, who brazenly likened himself to the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for running a major drug operation across Tower Hamlets.

Ahmed, who led drug lines under the moniker “Killah,” was arrested in June 2022 after officers from the Metropolitan Police raided his home on Stevedore Street, seizing £60,000 in cash. The bust was part of Operation Yamata, an initiative aimed at dismantling drug supply networks in London.

At his sentencing at Snaresbrook Crown Court, police revealed that Ahmed styled his criminal empire on Escobar’s violent Medellín Cartel. Escobar, who dominated the global cocaine trade in the 1980s and 1990s, was one of the wealthiest criminals in history, amassing a fortune of $30 billion before being killed by police in 1993.

In a recorded video found on Ahmed’s phone, he boasted to a passenger about “running the streets” of Tower Hamlets, comparing himself to the notorious drug lord. “Pablo,” he called himself, claiming to be the “kingpin” of East London’s drug trade.

Detective Inspector Sam Bennett, who led the investigation, condemned Ahmed’s arrogant attitude. “Drugs are inextricably linked to violence and misery on our streets. To see Ahmed speak so casually about his criminal enterprise was shocking, but it fueled our determination to bring him to justice,” Bennett said. “Now, he shares something else with his idol – a lengthy jail sentence.”

Ahmed’s drug lines were operational between December 2021 and June 2022, funneling substantial amounts of cash through fraudulent business accounts. Investigators from the Met’s Economic Crime Unit uncovered more than £600,000 in illicit funds, which they are now pursuing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Operation Yamata, which targets drug networks and the individuals who run them, continues its efforts to dismantle criminal organizations across the city.

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