Met Officer Says She Was ‘Unaware’ Her Husband Was A Drug Dealer

A former member of the Metropolitan Police who claimed she was unaware that her husband was a major drug dealer was dismissed from the force.

Officer Rasvinder Agalliu lived a luxury lifestyle that included a $6147 monthly rental home, an $86060 Audi, and a lot of designer clothing despite earning a police constable's salary.

She further claimed that she thought her husband, Julian Agalliu, could support their extravagant tastes by working as a private chef for football players, where he allegedly made between $1229 and $4917 per week in cash.

However, it turns out that Julian was also a major drug dealer who sold cocaine and cannabis over the illicit messaging service Encrochat.

The National Crime Agency entered the unlawful messaging platform Encrochat and found messages from his alias, "Nicemoon," which led to the discovery of his illegal side business.

Police launched a raid at Agalliu and Julian's residence in Enfield, north London, in June 2020 after receiving messages that included gun trades and packages of cocaine totaling 100kg and disguised as the watchmaker brand Hublot.

Detectives discovered digital scales, cocaine, and more than $18441 in cash there. Additionally, a Louis Vuitton box and a Met radio that had been allocated to a former officer as well as Agalliu's David Lloyd gym card and bags contained evidence of cocaine use.

Agalliu said she didn't know about the cocaine that was discovered in the bedroom since she didn't sleep there and that the radio had been given to her without changing the name.

She said the scales and cash were something she'd never seen, that the gym card was one she believed she'd misplaced, and that the drugs might have been planted by someone who attended a recent party.

Agalliu was terminated from the force after the case went before a disciplinary panel because they didn't think she was unaware of her husband's operation.

The panel claimed her explanation was unconvincing and came to the conclusion that she 'must have been aware' of one or more illegal goods in her house. Given that her spouse failed to pay taxes on his income, they came to the conclusion that she was "more likely than not to have had a good idea" where he acquired his money.

Explaining their argument, the panel concluded: "The clear inference we draw from the evidence presented is that on the balance of probabilities, [Julian Agalliu] is a class A drug user and is measuring drugs and it is inconceivable his wife would not know.”

At Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, Agalliu was found guilty of numerous counts of gross misconduct and fired, while Julian was found guilty of conspiring to distribute drugs (9 December).

On February 9, he will receive a sentence for his crimes.