A GANG leader who orchestrated a plot to supply 16kg of cocaine has been jailed.

Gentian Cuka, of Fox Lane, Palmers Green, was busted after undercover police spent four months trailing his movements.

On May 19 last year, officers swooped on an address Cuka was using in Hannah Court, Southgate. He was arrested as he left the property and when officers searched inside, they found 11 bags of cocaine, each weighing 1kg, as well as £3,100 in cash.

The 38-year-old was jailed for ten years and four months alongside four others, including Hyrushe Tobli, 24, and Mentor Muslika, 33, of Cunard Cresent, Winchmore Hill.

Abdul Topcu, 41, was jailed for seven years and four months.

Albanian nationals Skender Toci, 37, and Besnik Mansaku 40, of Mountfield Road, Finchley, were jailed for conspiracy to supply 16kg of cocaine as part of the organised drugs gang.

Toci was given seven years and eight months while Mansaku was jailed for seven years and four months.Further investigation led police to Jules Thorn Avenue, Enfield on June 16 where Topcu was arrested and more than £50,000 in cash was recovered, along with expensive watches and a gold coin worth an estimated £800.

Muslika was also found at his home, along with £12,000 in cash.

DC Liam Hurley from the Met’s Serious and Organised Crime Command, said: “This group thought they could operate with impunity, supplying large quantities of drugs to be distributed across the streets of London.

“However, due to the diligent work of the Serious and Organised Crime Command, Cuka and his associates are now facing a lengthy spell behind bars.

“Drugs blight communities and we will work to pursue those who seek to profit from the plight of others and put them behind bars.”