A drug dealer has been jailed for almost four years for his part in running a line known as White J.
Ivan Mizzi, 22, of Maxwell Road, Littlehampton, pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis in Bognor and to having criminal property.
Mizzi, formerly of Linden Road, Bognor, was arrested after police received a tip-off about a drugs gang operating in the Bognor area.
Sussex Police raided three addresses and a storage container on Friday 30 January when they seized drugs and cash and arrested Mizzi.
He was charged the next day and appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court where he was remanded in custody.
The case was sent to Portsmouth Crown Court where Mizzi appeared on Monday 20 April and pleaded guilty to all the charges that he faced.
He appeared at the same court for sentencing on Friday 12 June when he was given a 44-month custodial sentence.
It was not Mizzi’s first brush with the law. Three and a half years ago, he was given a 24-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
He was also served with a restraining order at the same time and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after he admitted stalking, causing serious alarm or distress.
After he was jailed, Detective Inspector Gary Jacobs said: “Illicit drugs have no place in Sussex. The supply of these substances causes immense harm in our communities.
“Sussex Police is committed to disrupting the supply of illegal drugs and will continue to relentlessly pursue offenders and bring them to justice to keep communities across the county safe.”
