The leader of a drug operation across north and east London has been jailed after police found videos of him showing off cash and heroin on his phone.
Ayodele Adeleke, 29, from Islington was supplying heroin and cocaine on a large scale.
But he was arrested with £3,500 in cash and evidence of drug dealing found on his phone, a court had heard.
He was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for crack and heroin supply at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
The Met launched an investigation into the drug line which running between March and August of 2022.
Adeleke supplied 2.8kg of crack cocaine and heroin and was running his operation from the flat of a vulnerable woman, the court was told.
He was arrested on 2 August 2022 and his phone linked to the dealing despite him having his number several times in a bid to evade justice.
On his phone there were videos of Adeleke bragging about being released without charge after a previous linked arrest, and videos of him showing off large amounts of Class A drugs and cash. He was sentenced on May 24.
Detective Inspector Sam Bennett, whose team conducted the investigation, said: “This is a great result for The Met and the community which shows the importance of tackling drug supply offences given their intrinsic link to violence and the exploitation of vulnerable people.
"Adeleke is a dangerous individual with a proven flagrant disregard for the law and other people - the communities of Hackney and Islington will be safer with him, and the harmful drugs seized, off the streets.”
