A baguette shop owner who made £21,000 from supplying MDMA and cocaine has been ordered to pay back just £11,000. He began dealing drugs after his business began to fail during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Furat Shilawe, 25, the owner of Bella's Baguettes in Cardiff, was stopped by police in the city on March 22, 2020, after he appeared to slump behind the wheel of his BMW. He was described as "nervous and fidgety" as his car was searched and an enveloped containing £1,700 was discovered. Also found was the key to a silver Vauxhall Astra.
When police visited the defendant's home above the baguette shop in Crywys Road, Cathays, they discovered the Vauxhall was parked 100 yards away. When they looked in the boot of the car, they discovered a number of packages containing a rock and white powder.
