Brighton drug dealer jailed after cocaine-filled Kinder eggs bust

Erblind Daxha stashed 17 wraps of cocaine in two Kinder eggs and used a taxi to go from customer to customer to deliver the drugs across Brighton and Hove.

Daxha, 28, was caught with egg on his face by armed police officers when they found the children’s toy containers in his jacket pocket.

He admitted possession of the Class A drug with intent to supply and was jailed for more than two years.

One of the Kinder eggs filled with cocaine (Image: Sussex Police)

A hearing at Lewes Crown Court was told that Daxha, of no fixed address, used a taxi to ferry the drugs across Brighton and Hove.

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Armed police officers swooped to stop Daxha in Cromwell Road, Hove, on October 4.

Daxha dropped one Kinder egg into the taxi and claimed the drugs were not his – but another of the cocaine-filled children’s toys was found in his jacket pocket.

Erblind Daxha (Image: Sussex Police)

Daxha initially claimed he had picked the items up out of curiosity but armed police officers said they saw him using the taxi to take him from customer to customer.

He later pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

He was sentenced to two years and two months in prison.

Sussex Police inspector Oli Fisher, of the tactical firearms unit, said: “Officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit continue to play a critical role to keep the public safe.

"When they aren’t responding to serious or violent incidents, they prioritise catching offenders, including for drugs and other offences, using a variety of tactics, skills and experience.

“This has resulted in dozens of arrests so far this year.

“Officers are determined to disrupt the supply of class A drugs which cause so much harm in our communities.

“We are pleased that Daxha had no choice but to plead guilty when this matter came to court.”