Bashkim Bushati

Public criminal records in the UK show two distinct cases involving an individual named Bashkim Bushati.

Recent Case (2026):

Bashkim Bushati, a 48-year-old Albanian national, was sentenced to five years and six months in prison on May 29, 2026, at Northampton Crown Court. This sentence followed his guilty plea on May 7, 2026, to charges of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug (cocaine) and knowingly entering the UK in breach of a deportation order.

The legal proceedings began on March 25, 2026, when Northamptonshire Police stopped a blue BMW 3 Series in Harpole, Northampton, which was linked to drug supply. Bushati, found in the driver's seat, was detained, and officers discovered £395, a mobile phone, and 51 individual wraps of suspected cocaine in the car. He was arrested and subsequently charged with the aforementioned offenses. Bushati appeared in Northampton Magistrates' Court on March 26, 2026, before his case was committed to Northampton Crown Court. Upon his release, he was ordered to pay a £228 surcharge, and the drugs and mobile phone were ordered to be destroyed.

Earlier Cases (2005-2014):

Another set of public records indicates that a Bashkim Bushati was sentenced to seven years in prison for Class A drug offenses in February 2014. This individual had a history of legal issues in the UK, including previous convictions for drug offenses in 2005 (resulting in a 3.5-year sentence), possession of false documents in 2010 (54-week sentence), and battery in January 2013 (16-week sentence). He was reportedly deported from the UK three times but re-entered illegally on each occasion. During the 2014 drug case, 1 kg of pure cocaine and £17,000 in cash were found. The judge in that case expressed concerns about the UK's border security due to Bushati's repeated illegal re-entries.