Crack Cocaine Dealer Nabbed in Oxford Sting – Jailed for Six Years
Drug Deal Crumbles in Police Crackdown
Durrell Lemonius, 34, from Balfour Road, Oxford, was caught red-handed dealing crack cocaine in a daring police operation. Thames Valley Police pounced on 7 January 2026 during a suspected drug handover right outside Lemonius’s home.
- The buyer was stopped and found with two wraps of suspected class A drugs.
- A swift search of Lemonius’s residence uncovered drug paraphernalia, weighing scales, cash, a mobile phone, and more class A substances.
- Lemonius was arrested on the spot and charged the next day.
Oxford Crown Court Gives Tough Sentence
On 12 February 2026, Lemonius pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court. The judge showed no leniency, sentencing him to six years behind bars for his crack cocaine racket.
