A man who has been kicked out of Britain three times returned to head up a staggering cocaine "home delivery service" in Tunbridge Wells.

A judge heard how devious Drini Dosku, 35, ran a £500,000 "fast food" operation on the lines of a Deliveroo or JustEat service!

The father-of-two - who left Albania for Greece in 2004 - later arrived illegally in the UK and by 2011 was convicted and jailed for producing cannabis.

He was thrown out of the UK but by 2014, had returned and was given a 32 month jail sentence for drugs dealing.

Astonishingly, he was released early from that sentence after giving an undertaking he would go back to his home to Albania and not try to return as a stowaway.

But prosecutor Patrick Dennis told Maidstone Crown Court how he showed up again heading up a drugs gang operating in the Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge areas and driving around in flash cars, including Audis.

"Dosku was the leading light in the United Kingdom of this operation. He was responsible for recruiting, directing and paying the delivery drivers, " said Mr Dennis.

He added: "This case is all about a cocaine delivery service. "In some ways it worked like a takeaway food delivery service, such as that provided by JustEat or Deliveroo.

"Only these defendants were supplying cocaine not takeaway food."

The prosecutor said: "It was sophisticated, organised and professional criminality which turned over about £500,000 between the end of March 2019 and December 19, 2019.

"Dosku would purchase vehicles and insurance for delivery drivers having recruited them.

"He would set their work shifts and would expect them to pass him the money. He would pay these drivers handsomely in the region of £1,000 per week."

He told how customers would use two drug lines to phone in their orders giving their postcode and the drugs themselves would be delivered by couriers, runners or delivery drivers. A bag of cocaine was £40.

The prosecutor said: "On arrival the customer would come out and meet the delivery driver. The delivery driver would ask the customer how many bags they wanted."

Mr Dennis added: "He was convicted in March 2011 for producing cannabis and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.

"He was deported in June 2011 but illegally returned to the UK before being deported again in August 2012.

"He then again illegally returned to the country before being convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to supply in January 2014. He was sentenced to 32 months imprisonment and was deported again in August 2014.

The prosecutor revealed how he was released early on this sentence on the basis he agreed to be deported and not to return to the country.

Mr Dennis added: "He did and has ended up being the leading light in this drugs conspiracy."

Dosku, of Northlands Avenue, Orpington, was jailed for seven years and two months after admitting the drugs conspiracy.

His "lieutenant" Mark Gjeci, 24, of High Street, Orpington, who also came to the UK illegally, received a sentence of seven years and 10 months. He refused to give police his passcode for his phone but experts cracked it and discovered evidence of the dealings.

Drivers Elvis Shehu, 23, of High Street, Orpington was jailed for 51 months and Eldjort Ajazi, 33, of Northolt Road, Harrow who has lived illegally in the UK for 16 years and has a wife and a child received a 45 month jail term.

Driver Endrit Tobli, 28, of Ockham Drive, Orpington, came to the UK when he was 13 and is in the UK legally. He received serious injuries after being stabbed in the street after making a drugs delivery.

He was described as a "pillar of his community" who turned to the conspiracy to help pay off a business debt. He was jailed for 44 months.

All admitted their part in the conspiracy, which included providing false identification papers.

Several other drivers have already been jailed for their part at previous court hearings.

Judge David Griffith-Jones QC told them: "This was a sophisticated operation to supply drugs. Each of you played a significant role and were motivated by receiving good money."

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