Three Jailed For Fake Berkshire Drugs Network

Thames Valley Police has disrupted a sophisticated illegal drugs network in Berkshire, with three people jailed for their involvement in the conspiracy. The network used a fake WhatsApp business, known as ‘Vicstore’, which was fronted by a phony clothing brand to supply class A, B and C drugs.

The ringleader, Erik Gasparovsky, and two others, Judit Zaid and Istvan Teczely, were sentenced to a total of 12 years and eight months in prison after admitting to their involvement in the conspiracy. Thousands of pounds-worth of drugs and cash were seized during the investigation.

Investigating officer PC Tom Kennedy, of the Proactive team, based at Reading police station, said:

Gasparovsky, aged 31, of Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Teczely, aged 42, of no fixed abode, and Zaid, aged 38, of Gloucester Road, Feltham, London, were all charged on the evening of their arrest. The drugs were ordered online, packaged and distributed using delivery drivers, the postal network and a variety of coded drop boxes at various locations around Berkshire.

The network used multiple container storage units across Reading and Wokingham and Farnborough to hold and package different drugs. The following items were seized during the investigation:

• Approximately £2,000 in cash
• Ketamine, MDMA, methyl-amphetamine, MMC, cocaine, GBL, cannabis and cannabis resin, with a wholesale value in the region of £14,835
• MDMA, methyl-amphetamine, amphetamine, ketamine, MMC, cocaine, and cannabis, with approximate street values of £4,415 and £9,080 respectively

Gasparovsky was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison, Teczely was jailed for three years and Zaid for two years and four months. The judge also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the illegal drugs and mobile phones. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing is also pending.

Source: Thames Valley Police