West London drugs gang busted after police find cannabis selfies - take cannabis away from the criminals - legalise

A west London drugs gang has been busted after its idiotic members took photos of themselves posing with wads of money and bags of cannabis on their mobile phones.

The five-strong gang are all from north Kensington came to the police’s attention after seven violent assaults in the area – beginning on New Year’s Eve.

 

 Kensington CID realised the attacks were part of a drugs war over gang territory and launched an undercover operation codenamed Operation Capulet.

After months of covert surveillance, they busted down 18 doors in dawn raids on Tuesday May 13 and arrested the five men.

At their homes, they found large quantities of Class A and B drugs including cannabis, and thousands of pounds in cash.


They also seized mobile phones that had damning evidence in the form of trophy photos where two of the gang, Sophian Chhayra and Zakaria Chentouf, both 24, posed with drug money.

Sophian Chhayra has been found guilty of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs alongside Fouad Sossi, 20, and Ahmed Mahomud, 20.

Ahmed’s 19-year-old brother, Yousif Mahomud,has been found guilty of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs.

Zakaria Chentouf, seen holding a stack of money, is guilty of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs, possession of Class A drugs, and possessing proceeds of crime in the form of cash.

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