Rapper jailed on drug charges gets VIP treatment after parole | British news

Asco, real name Asfa Allen, was shown wearing a face mask and lighting up what appeared to be a joint under neon strip lights in an executive minibus.

The grime artist sparked excitement among fans by writing “outside” on his Instagram account and sharing photos showing his first taste of freedom.

He was released on Tuesday as the second phase of the government’s plan to reduce prison overcrowding took place.

Another rapper, Young Dizz, real name Isaac Donkoh, has also been released under the measure. Donkoh, 28, who was jailed for kidnapping and torturing a 16-year-old boy, posted selfies from the back of a £140,000 Land Rover after regaining his freedom on Tuesday.

Allen also showed a penchant for the ‘bling’ lifestyle in the outside world, posting photos of himself and a friend being driven to a high street in the minivan, as well as a photo of a diamond watch.

A separate video on social media showed him arriving at a party decorated with balloons to celebrate his 37th birthday.

Allen earned up to £1,500 a day as head of a County Lines gang that distributed heroin and crack cocaine from London to Colchester, Essex.

He was jailed for 12 and a half years in 2019 and it is believed his sentence qualified for the government’s emergency scheme.

The urban music host responded to the news of Allen’s freedom with three “hands up” emojis on his Instagram page.

He wrote: ‘I came home on my Gday, the rest is history…Allhamdullilah.’

Allen’s promising music career was interrupted by a police investigation in which officers raided fifteen properties in London and the homelands, seizing £25,000 in cash, around half a kilo of heroin, expensive designer shoes and vehicles.

At his sentencing, Judge Gregory Perrins was told: ‘You ran and controlled the drugs line until your music career took off in the summer of 2018. I’m convinced that even as your music career took off, you still retained a controlling interest. in the drug trade.

“You clearly earned a significant amount of money and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, at least partly funded by the drug trade.”

The court also heard how Allen, who lived in Reading at the time, had bought jewelery worth £19,500 between July and December 2018 and complained that he had lost £50,000 worth of jewelery on a trip to Dubai.

He was said to be the head of the ‘Bobby line’ of the drugs operation, making £1,500 out of £2,000 to £3,000 a day in profits.

The judge noted Allen’s talent for music but said he had no one to blame but himself for jeopardizing his career.

The channel also shared a video clip of Allen rapping in front of a Rolls-Royce and being driven around London in the car.

He has previously spoken about having more dimensions as a rapper than just someone who specializes in drill or trap-style lyrics.