An international DJ who had “party” drugs posted from abroad to his hotel in the City has been jailed.
Gregory Medunic, 46, of Philadelphia, ordered ecstasy and ketamine from Amsterdam before a stay at the four-star DoubleTree by Hilton in Pepys Street.
A Border Force intelligence officer intercepted a package addressed to Medunic and found more than 500 MDMA tablets inside on August 5.
Over the next few days, two more parcels arrived at the hotel containing 100g of ketamine and another 498 tablets of MDMA.
City of London Police began an investigation and confirmed Medunic was due to arrive at the hotel on August 10 and stay for five days.
When he checked in at about midnight he was arrested and found to have a small amount of ketamine in his pocket. He claimed this was for personal use.
Medunic — known as DJ Barney Philly — is pictured on Instagram with burlesque queen Dita Von Teese. Medunic has performed at clubs in the US, London, Sydney, Tokyo and Reykjavik.
In interviews Medunic, below, said he was visiting friends in the UK but analysis of his iPhone revealed he planned to sell the drugs.
At Inner London crown court last Monday he pleaded guilty to two charges of importing drugs and one count of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
He was sentenced to four years and three months in prison and will be deported back to the US at the end of his sentence.
Detective Constable Dominic Shaw said: “The City of London Police do not tolerate the importation or sale of illegal drugs and is determined to achieve the strongest sentences possible for those carrying out this criminal activity. Medunic, a drug user himself, believed he was above the law when he had drugs sent to his hotel in London. He was clearly in communication with others to sell these drugs on, which could have had disastrous effects.”
