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Albanian drug-dealer Edison Dautaj jailed after returning to UK following deportation and providing fake driving licence




An Albanian drug-dealer who returned to the UK after being deported and used a fake Bulgarian licence has been jailed – and forced to complete a previous sentence.

Edison Dautaj was jailed for six months at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday, having pleaded guilty to possession of a fake identification document alongside driving offences.

The court heard that, when stopped by officers in Ipswich on June 30, Dautaj provided them with a fake driving licence and a false address.

Edison Dautaj was jailed yesterday. Picture: Suffolk Police
Edison Dautaj was jailed yesterday. Picture: Suffolk Police

After his arrest, officers discovered that Dautaj was deported from the UK in May last year after being convicted for drug-dealing.

For this crime, for which he was arrested in October 2022, he was handed a two-year prison sentence, which he will now have to complete.

The six month sentence was for the false documents.

He was also given a nine month driving ban.

Sgt David Logan, from Suffolk Police, said Dautaj ‘flagrantly’ ignored his deportation order by returning to the UK illegally.

He said: “This is the second time Suffolk Police have located Dautaj breaking the law in Suffolk.

“When stopping him for the second time we found he was once again using a fraudulent Bulgarian ID document.

“I am pleased that Dautaj’s attempts to fool the authorities have not worked and he has been recalled to serve the remainder of his sentence.”