Drug dealing model who 'appeared on Channel 4 dating show' jailed after posting picture of himself surrounded by wads of cash on Twitter

A drug dealing model was jailed after he posted a picture of himself surrounded by £240,000 in cash on Twitter.

Olsi Beheluli, who claims he appeared on Channel 4 dating show My Little Princess, was a member of a gang responsible for selling 'significant quantities' of class A drugs.

The 24-year-old enjoyed living the 'high life' and gambling with the money he made from the illegal operation, police said.

Officers seized more than £4million worth of heroin and cocaine when they raided the gang's 'stash house' in Brent, north west London. 

They also found stacks of money, counterfeit identity documents, and equipment used for drug dealing. 

Beheluli was jailed alongside fellow gang members Besim Topalli, 29, and Azem Proshka, 23, for a total of 31 years at Blackfriars Crown Court, London, on Wednesday.

Officers arrested Beheluli, from Harrow, north west London, in October 2014 and searched his phone to discover a further picture of him with bundles of cash.

He tried to claim it was a relative's money and was taken in Albania but detectives matched the distinctive wallpaper and furniture in the image to a picture of a home that Beheluli used to rent. 

A raid of the gang's 'stash house' in Brent, north west London, unearthed cash, drugs, counterfeit identity documents and drug dealing equipment such as scales.

Beheluli stashed £24,000 in his bank account and told officers it was gambling winnings from the World Cup.

Officers found betting slips showing he had recently placed £12,000 stakes at Ladbrokes and William Hill.

National Crime Agency branch commander Oliver Higgins said: 'Beheluli seemed to enjoy the high life and gambling with the money he made from drug dealing, but in the end his luck run out.

'These men were involved in supplying significant quantities of high-purity class A drugs, as demonstrated by the value of the cash, cocaine and heroin we have seized from them.

Behelui was jailed alongside Besim Topalli, 29, left, and Azem Proshka, 23, right, for a total of 31 years

'But they were unaware that they were being watched by the NCA, and their arrest and subsequent conviction should have the wider criminal fraternity looking over their shoulders.'

Beheluli was found guilty of conspiring to supply Class A drugs and was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment on Wednesday.

Albanians Proshka and Topalli will be deported after they serve ten years in prison after admitting conspiring to supply drugs, money laundering and possessing fake ID documents.

Source:Daily Mail