- Khan Gorgulu, 23, sent the picture to crime partner Giovanni Spada, 37
A drugs gang boss has been jailed after he was caught out by police because of a selfie he took in the dentist’s chair.
Khan Gorgulu, 23, sent the picture to crime partner Giovanni Spada, 37, and police used it to identify him and prove he was involved in selling cocaine and cannabis.
Their group were thought to be supplying around Alderley Edge – an upmarket area in Cheshire, popular with top-flight footballers – between November 2020 and January 2021.
Gorgulu and Spada would buy drugs in bulk in Essex and Wales before recruiting dealers to sell them in Cheshire.
Khan Gorgulu, 23, sent the picture of himself in the dentist’s chair to crime partner Giovanni Spada, 37, and police used it to identify him and prove he was involved in selling cocaine and cannabis
He was found guilty of planning to sell class A and B drugs after an eight-day trial at Chester Crown Court and jailed for six-and-a-half years
Spada received £47,000 in accrued payment and was arrested on January 29, 2021, after police found £14,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine stashed at his address.
Gorgulu, of Manchester, had been supplying the drugs under a fake name but police spotted his selfie alongside texts about the case while checking one of Spada’s phones.
He was found guilty of planning to sell class A and B drugs after an eight-day trial at Chester Crown Court and jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Spada was jailed for six years in October after admitting his guilt.
Speaking after sentencing, PC Sam Needham said: ‘Our investigation placed both Spada and Gorgulu at the head of the OCG, pocketing large amounts of money from their criminal activities.
‘However, this case makes it clear that crime does not pay.
‘Both were brought to court to be held accountable for their actions and, despite Gorgulu’s efforts to deny his involvement, both are now behind bars.’
