🔴 “Lucky British” JAILED as £250K Crack Empire Crumbles

Once flaunting wealth as a music mogul, ‘Lucky British’ was unmasked in court as the mastermind of a crack and heroin empire flooding London and Essex with Class A drugs.

A self-styled music promoter who used the alias ‘Lucky British’ has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of running a profitable and illicit drugs operation supplying crack cocaine and heroin across London and Essex. Sheldon Johnson, aged 50, of Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, was unmasked as the leader of a drug line operating in both counties, using the façade of success, in the music industry to fund a lifestyle of designer clothes, expensive watches and lavish parties, that in reality they where struggling to financially keep up with.

Johnson, whose real name was revealed during proceedings at Chelmsford Crown Court, had portrayed himself as a high-flying promoter while in fact orchestrating a Class A drugs enterprise supported by two associates: Nyasha Best, 42, of Tiverton Road, Queen’s Park, London, and 37-year-old Annette Lawrence of Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, a music performer known by her stage name Lisa Mercedez.

The trio came to the attention of Essex Police following intelligence gathered by Operation Raptor and the Met’s Orochi team, working in conjunction with the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit. In June 2024, officers moved in on Johnson inside a retail premises in Woodford Bridge.

As officers approached, Johnson attempted to evade arrest, pushing towards the exit before being taken to the ground by officers. Upon detaining him, wraps of both crack cocaine and heroin were discovered on the floor where he had fallen. Two mobile phones, one of which was later proven to be the active drugs line, and a quantity of cash were also recovered from his person.

A subsequent search of Johnson’s home address revealed further incriminating evidence. More than £25,000 in cash was seized alongside a vast haul of high-end fashion items, including designer clothing, shoes, sunglasses and accessories. Police also recovered a promotional poster advertising a music event titled as a birthday celebration for ‘Lucky’ — a direct reference to Johnson’s street identity. The poster, prominently featuring Johnson wearing identical designer clothing to that seized from his property, offered a