A man from Golders Green has been sentenced to two years in jail after being found in possession of more than 4.5kg of cannabis and thousands of pounds in cash in a Carmarthenshire car park.

Thirty-seven-year-old Florin Kasmi, of Golders Green, London, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs and possessing criminal property after he was found with an estimated £40,000 worth of drugs and over £12,700 in cash in Carmarthen.

On Monday, August 3, Dyfed-Powys Police officers successfully located Kasmi in a car park on Little Water Street, Carmarthen, following information that his white MG vehicle was being used to cart drugs from England into the Carmarthenshire area.

Having identified a suspicious travel pattern relating to the white MG vehicle, officers detained Kasmi under the misuse of drugs act to carry out a search.

In the boot of the vehicle, officers found a package wrapped in a black bin bag containing a large amount of cannabis split into four vacuum sealed bags. In the glove box, officers also found a white plastic bag with red writing containing over £12,700 in cash.

Kasmi was arrested and taken into police custody.

A drugs expert at Dyfed-Powys Police estimated that the 4.54kg of cannabis seized from Kasmi’s vehicle could carry a street value of around £40,000.

Kasmi gave no comment in his interview but pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs and possession of criminal property when he appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court the next day.

On Tuesday, August 18, Kasmi was sentenced to two years in prison.

DC Tom Morgan of Dyfed-Powys Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit said: “The distribution of cannabis often relies on serious levels of exploitation at different stages in the supply chain.

Thirty-seven-year-old Florin Kasmi, of Golders Green, London, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs and possessing criminal property after he was found with an estimated £40,000 worth of drugs and over £12,700 in cash in Carmarthen.
Florin Kasmi, of Golders Green, London, pleaded guilty (DPP)

“Supplying cannabis is a serious crime, and by stopping these individuals in their tracks, we remove harmful drugs from our streets and tackle the wider drugs network that exists to exploit vulnerable people.

“Regardless of where you come from, if you bring drugs into the Dyfed-Powys area, you will be caught and you will be dealt with robustly.

“The sentencing of Florin Kasmi highlights our commitment to making Dyfed-Powys hostile to those who deal drugs.”