SOUTH LONDON GANG LEADER JAILED FOR EXPLOITATION AND DRUG SUPPLY
A South London gang has been jailed after one of their recruiters, Mohammed Yousuf, 21, was caught in a car with a missing child and a tub of Vaseline.The incident occurred in November 2023 in Surrey, where Yousuf was stopped with the child, £1,000 in cash, and a pot of petroleum jelly.
A Surrey police spokesperson stated: "We don't believe was being used as a lip balm." Further investigation revealed Yousuf's phone contained a large volume of messages related to drug supply and conspiring to recruit children, with messages like 'We need to get more yutes' and 'Make him want to do it.
keep asking bro, girls whatever bro, at least we make the doe [money]'—indicating exploitation of children across Surrey, London, and Hampshire.
During dawn raids on March 7, 2024, Yousuf, of Kingston, was arrested, charged, and remanded for conspiracy to arrange travel for exploitation purposes and involvement in the supply of Class A, B, and C drugs.
The court trial at Guildford Crown Court concluded with these sentences: Al Khudairy received six years for conspiracy related to exploitation and drug supply, Yousuf was sentenced to three years and six months for conspiracy to facilitate travel for exploitation, Atudorei got four years and six months for conspiracy to facilitate travel and was additionally sentenced to three years, Cayir received four years and six months for drug supply, possession with intent to supply, and criminal property, and Ronnie Read received five years for involvement in drug supply.
Detective Constable Michael Bambrough, who led the investigation, said: "These men thought they could keep ahead of the law by recruiting children to do the dirty work for them.
By targeting the ring leaders of this activity, rather than the victims who were treated as a commodity, we believe we have completely dismantled the activities of this criminal gang.
We are doing all we can to make Surrey the safest county it can be, but we rely on information from the public.
If you believe you've seen signs of drug dealing in your community, we urge you to say something and report it to us."
