3 NRI Men Jailed in UK for Running Large-scale
Drugs Factory in UK

Los Angeles, Sep 08, 2023
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The accused were sentenced 24 years imprisonment at a hearing at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday after the Metropolitan Police’s Cyber Crime Unit were able to prove in court that the men were selling fake pharmaceutical drugs illegally on the dark web.

A group of Indian-origin men, including a father-son duo, have been sentenced to a total of 24 years imprisonment after being convicted of running what Scotland Yard described as a large-scale drugs factory in west London.

Allen Valentine, 63, his son Roshan Valentine, 39, and Roshan’s childhood friend Krunal Patel, 40, were sentenced at a hearing at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday after the Metropolitan Police’s Cyber Crime Unit were able to prove in court that the men were selling fake pharmaceutical drugs illegally on the dark web.

While Valentine was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment, Roshan Valentine was jailed for seven years and Patel for six years.

“The three men ran a sophisticated, large-scale production of fake pharmaceutical drugs sold on the dark web that appeared to be genuine,” said Detective Constable Alex Hawkins, of the Met’s Cyber Crime Unit who led the investigation.

“Their operation was solely for the greed of those involved bearing no concern for the vulnerabilities of those purchasing these drugs. Some of the drugs contained completely different chemicals from those which should be in the genuine tablets; some of them are extremely dangerous,” he said.

All three were charged with conspiracy to produce Class C drugs and money laundering offences in August last year. While Patel and Roshan Valentine pleaded guilty to the offences in February, Allen Valentine pleaded not guilty but was proven guilty following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court in May.

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