An Albanian crack dealer, Armand Gjyriqi, who was deported from the UK in 2020, has been discovered living two doors away from a children’s nursery in Bolton, after he sneaked back into the UK.
He was one of twelve criminals deported as part of Priti Patel’s zero-tolerance policy against foreign gangsters and thugs who threaten Britain’s national security. Gjyriqi re-entered the UK illegally last year on a small boat, claiming he was a victim of people-traffickers.
Gjyriqi has been granted bail to live with his cousin, Besmir, in Bolton after a Home Office lawyer failed to show up to oppose it. He has been fitted with an electronic tag and has been bailed to live at Besmir’s home.
The home, a £175,000 terrace house, is located two doors from Happitots day nursery, which takes care of 26 children under four. When The Mail on Sunday found him last week, he was at Besmir’s car wash despite being disallowed from work. He confirmed his identity but declined to answer any questions.
An enforcement source noted that criminals such as Gjyriqi could exploit the asylum system and gain refugee status if they lied on their applications. It emerged that 12,000 migrants will be fast-tracked through the asylum system after filling out a questionnaire designed to clear a huge backlog, but the “vast majority” will be rubber-stamped without an interview.
Gjyriqi was granted limited leave to remain when he first arrived in the UK in 2000, which was renewed until 2017. He was later convicted of dealing crack cocaine and was sentenced to eight years, served less than half the sentence before being released, and then deported to Albania in 2020.
However, he returned and boarded a small boat from France in May 2022, arriving at Dover. He was arrested for breaching his deportation order and spent four months in custody before being transferred to immigration detention. He claimed asylum, saying he was a victim of people-traffickers, and applied for bail while his case was being processed.
The Home Office has stated that they are committed to deporting those who would abuse the UK’s hospitality. However, an enforcement source believes that the system is failing those on the front line, who apprehend criminals, saying bad decisions are being made.
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