Wanted illegal immigrants accused of large-scale cocaine dealing |
Gjosardo Suli, 28, and Denis Brahimi, 24, were allegedly found in possession of drugs worth tens of thousands of pounds and large quantities of cash.
(function (d, s, n) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; js = d.createElement(s); js.className = n; js.src = "//player.ex.co/player/e60d00ff-c835-4bb5-b2c7-ebc398798f91"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); js.setAttribute('programmatic', 'true'); js.onload = function () { const playerApi240216 = ExCoPlayer.connect('e60d00ff-c835-4bb5-b2c7-ebc398798f91'); playerApi240216.init({ "autoPlay": false, "mute": true, "showAds": true, "playbackMode": "play-in-view", "content": { "playFirst": [ { "title": "Can Anyone Watch a Court Case?", "src": "https://large-cdn.ex.co/transformations/production/e4bb3523-5a3a-45dd-9678-9970533eb432/720p.mp4" } ], "playlistId": "649d64338b6b9000128a8849" }, "sticky": { "mode": "persistent", "closeButton": true, "pauseOnClose": true, "desktop": { "enabled": false, "position": "bottom-right" }, "mobile": { "enabled": false, "position": "upper-small" } } }); }; }(document, 'script', 'exco-player'));
Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told both had entered the UK illegally and had been facing deportation before going missing.
The Albanian nationals, of no fixed abode, were arrested on March 17 when the car they were travelling in almost crashed into a police vehicle on Prince of Wales Road.
Both are said to have attempted to give officers fake identities while 26 sealed bags of cocaine worth in excess of £1,000 were allegedly discovered in the car.
Simon Jessup, prosecuting, said a subsequent police search at a city centre flat in Barnard's Yard found three blocks of cocaine worth an estimated street value of £60,000.
At another property on Portersfield Road search teams unearthed £6,000 in cash and more bags containing cocaine.
Blocks of cocaine worth £36,000 were found at Barnards Yard, off Oak Street in Norwich (Image: Geograph/Evelyn Simak)
Appearing in custody both men spoke to confirm their name and ages but did not enter pleas to charges of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
Brahimi is also accused of being in possession of a false identity document and having no valid driving licence.
Their cases were sent to Norwich Crown Court with a plea and trial preparation hearing on April 16.
Magistrates remanded both to remain in prison until that date due to the “nature and seriousness of the allegations”.
No bail application was made.
The court heard immigration services had been seeking Suli, who was last known to be living in Wolverhampton, since May 2025.
Brahimi entered the UK illegally in 2022 and had been failing to abide by immigration conditions requiring him to regularly report to a police station since 2024.