A Peterborough man has been jailed for six years after openly advertising drugs on social media and distributing them via Royal Mail.
Gvidas Kairiukstis, 20, was arrested after another man, who smelled strongly of cannabis, fled officers in Branston Rise, Welland, on 13 January last year. The man ran to a Vauxhall Insignia in Cropston Road, where officers found Kairiukstis in the driver’s seat and a woman in the back.
Searches of the vehicle and three suspects uncovered cannabis worth up to £1,190, multiple mobile phones, and more than £2,000 in cash.
Police analysis of Kairiukstis’s phone revealed a social media profile where he advertised ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis, along with messages detailing drug dealing and distribution using Royal Mail.
Kairiukstis admitted possession with intent to supply cannabis, and being concerned in the supply of ecstasy, cocaine, and ketamine.
At Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday, 29 October, he was sentenced to six years in prison.
Detective Sergeant Angus Cashman said: “Kairiukstis didn’t hide the fact he was selling drugs, even posting a menu with prices on social media. Distributing drugs across the UK via the postal service was audacious, and it caught up with him. Drugs trap people in addiction, ruin lives, and are linked to other crimes such as anti-social behaviour and violence. I’m pleased he has been apprehended and received a significant jail sentence.”
