Florian Gjuni, 25, of no fixed address in Scarborough, has, on Friday, been sentenced to 29 months imprisonment for possession of cocaine with the intent to supply.
Along with his jail time, Gjuni has been ordered to forfeit £854.26
The 25-year-old Albanian national pleaded guilty to the offence on 22 June at York Crown Court.
He has been remanded in custody ahead of the sentencing hearing.
On Sunday 24 May 2026, CCTV operators notified Police of some potential suspicious activity taking place on St Thomas Street in Scarborough, involving a man believed to be Gjuni.
The next day, a proactive patrol including plain clothes officers again saw him acting suspiciously. They witnessed Gjuni approaching a man, engage in an exchange, before they intercepted and arrested him.
Gjuni was searched and a substantial quantity of cash was found on him as well as a bag of white powder.
At an address where Gjuni was staying, officers also found more than £800 cash, a large seal bag containing smaller deal bags with white powder in each one - this later tested positive for cocaine.
Through phone work, it was established that messages on Gjuni's phone implicated him in the supply of the Class A drug.
Detective Constable Alfie Thomlinson, from Scarborough CID, who led the investigation, said:
“We are pleased with the outcome at court, but our work does not stop there - we will continue to take a firm stance against drug-related crime in the Scarborough area and work closely with community partners to reduce the irrefutable harm caused by drugs, especially its devastating impact on vulnerable people in our communities.
"This offence took place at the end of May and has come to a positive outcome only a month later, showing true diligent and expeditious investigation by Scarborough CID.
“We will not stop working tirelessly to pursue those who bring drugs into North Yorkshire - we are committed to making North Yorkshire a place that is, and feels, a safe space to live, work and visit.”
Reporting information about drug-related crime
Anyone with any information about suspected drug-related crime are urged to make a report via the North Yorkshire Police website or by calling 101.
Police say always dial 999 if an emergency response is required.
If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or make a report online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
Get professional support for drug and alcohol related issues:
- Drink Drug Hub website www.drinkdrughub.co.uk
- North Yorkshire Rise – young people's specialist drug and alcohol service- freephone 08000 14 14 80 (option 2) – www.humankindcharity.org.uk/service/nyrise/
- North Yorkshire Horizons - adult specialist drug and alcohol service - freephone 08000 14 14 80 – www.nyhorizons.org.uk/
- City of York Drug and Alcohol Service - https://www.changegrowlive.org/york/info
- NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/drug-addiction-getting-help/
- FRANK helpline and information - https://www.talktofrank.com/
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