By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-01-01 14:19:26 | Updated at 2025-01-04 07:42:43
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An illegal immigrant with 17 previous convictions has been jailed for drug dealing in Great Yarmouth, just weeks after being released from prison.
Alius Ambulta, 39, from Lithuania is unable to be deported from Britain, despite being a career criminal with five separate aliases, and is serving two terms in jail for crimes he committed in Norfolk.
Most recently, he received a new prison sentence at Norwich Crown Court after being caught selling cannabis on the seafront in October.
When police caught Ambulta carrying bags of cannabis and keys to a nearby property while selling drugs to passing drivers on Great Yarmouth's seafront, they conducted a further search of the property, revealing additional drugs and £1,000 in cash.
A police officer recognised him approaching vehicles near Yarmouth's Pleasure Beach shortly after his release from a previous prison term
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Despite claiming to be unable to work due to his immigration status, social media posts showed Ambulta driving luxury cars and partying in the resort, the Daily Mail reports.
A police officer recognised him approaching vehicles near Yarmouth's Pleasure Beach shortly after his release from a previous prison term.
Court records revealed that, since arriving in the UK, Ambulta has used five different dates of birth and five fake names.
He had been released just one month before his latest arrest, having served a 15-week sentence for three counts of possession with intent to supply in 2022 and 2023.
His lawyer, Andrew Oliver, told the court that Ambulta was a cannabis user who fell into drug dealing after experiencing personal tragedy and homelessness.
At Norwich Crown Court, Judge Katherine Moore called the case 'troubling' due to Ambulta's disregard for immigration bail conditions, saying: "The fact you have managed to amass a number of convictions is troubling. That you are in the UK subject to immigration bail doesn't seem to be any sort of deterrent."
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The judge declared that imprisonment was the "only option" after Ambulta admitted possession with intent to supply drugs.
However, the Home Office confirmed deportation orders only apply when foreign nationals receive custodial sentences of 12 months or more.
As a result, Ambulta's latest sentence of just under four months has meant he has not yet been considered for deportation.
Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe took to social media, saying: "I want answers from the Home Office. Why was this illegal migrant, with 17 previous convictions, still in our country to offend again in my constituency?
"He should be immediately removed from our country, and never allowed back," Lowe added, insisting that any foreign criminal receiving a jail term of any length should face deportation.
Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe has demanded action from the Home Office about Ambulta's continued residence in the UK
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Local Lithuanians have criticised the criminal's actions, with one Lithuanian resident saying: "Most of us came here before Brexit and have factory or food processing jobs, so we are here legally.
"This guy Alius is a troublemaker who has brought shame on our community. Most Lithuanians are law-abiding people and he deserves to be deported."
Another local Lithuanian confirmed: "I know he was dealing drugs. He needs to be in jail."
A Home Office spokesperson declined to comment on individual cases but emphasised their commitment to removing foreign criminals.
"Foreign nationals who commit crimes should be in zero doubt that we will aim to remove them from the UK at the earliest opportunity," they said.
