SEIZURE: Cash allegedly found on Shkrela last night (NCA)
A MAN has been charged after being allegedly found in possession of three kilos of cocaine, £200,000 cash and a false identity document.
Amir Shkrela, 27, of Walthamstow, east London, was arrested last night by officers from the Organised Crime Partnership – a joint National Crime Agency (NCA) and Metropolitan Police team.
STASH: Cocaine allegedly found on Amir Shkrela (NCA)
He was charged with drug supply offences, money laundering and possession of a false identity document and remanded in custody.
He will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Detective Chief Inspector Tony O’Sullivan of the Organised Crime Partnership said: “This is another great example of the NCA and Met working side by side to keep the public safe and to fight the supply of illegal drugs onto London’s streets.”