Drug dealer who twice flouted deportation order is jailed

Atonio Guvane, 32, was seen by officers acting suspiciously in a grey Ford Focus parked at the entrance to a car park in Cottenham, near Cambridge, at about 4.30pm on 22 April.

Guvane gave a false name and a search of his car uncovered £1,055 in cash, two mobile phones and 20 bags of cannabis, with a street value of up to £700.

Further enquiries revealed Guvane was in the UK in breach of a deportation order and using an alias, Ersit Lika.

He had previously been served with a deportation order in May 2022 while in prison for drug offences and was deported to Albania under the Early Removal Scheme the following month.

In November 2024, he was arrested in Brentwood, Essex, and later convicted and imprisoned for re-entering the UK in breach of that order. He was again deported to Albania on 27 February last year.

There was no record of him applying for permission to re-enter the UK when he was found in Cottenham.

On Tuesday, 2 June, at Huntingdon Law Courts, Guvane, of Osprey Drive, South Trumpington, Cambridge, was sentenced to two years and two months in prison.

He had pleaded guilty to knowingly entering the UK in breach of a deportation order, possession with intent to supply a Class B drug (cannabis), and acquiring, using or possessing criminal property, at a previous hearing.

DC George McCready, who investigated, said: “Guvane showed a clear disregard for the law by re-entering the country after being deported not once, but twice, and continuing to involve himself in criminal activity.

“His actions in Cottenham suggested he was actively dealing drugs, and the sentence reflects the seriousness of his offending. We will continue to work with partners to identify and take action against those who enter the UK unlawfully and commit crime.”