AN ILLEGAL drug-dealing immigrant who had already been deported before returning to live in Basildon tried to fool police with a false ID after hiding a Taser in his coat pocket.

Arjan Kikija has been jailed for more than two years after he was caught with fake documents and weapon.

The 31-year-old was pulled over by police in south Essex on February 14.

During a search, officers found the Taser in his coat pocket. He also produced a driving licence and ID card.

The documents claimed Kikija was a man from Italy and was entitled to live in the UK.

Police tested the Taser to discover it was working and could cause serious harm.

Kikija was interviewed by police, under the impression that he was who the documents said he was. However, following further analysis of the documents they were found to be fake, and that Kikija had bought them for £500 each.

He was then interviewed again under his actual name and admitted to trying to conceal his identity. Kikija, of Spains Hall Place, Basildon, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court via video link to admit two counts of possessing identity documents without proper intention and possessing an offensive weapon.

Oliver Kirk, prosecuting, said Kikija had eventually confessed to being in the UK to work to send money home to his parents in Albania.

Mr Kirk also said Kikija had been previously convicted for dealing drugs in Birmingham, and had been deported before, but came back to the UK.

He said: “He had the documents to get insurance on his car, and to be able to send money home to Albania.

“He allowed the police to play out their misapprehension of his identity. He had no right to be in this country in any event.”

Mike Warren, mitigating, said Kikija had been completing cash in hand construction work in south Essex to support his parents, and has no partner or children, having come back to the UK in early 2019.

He said Kikija took a “considered risk” coming back, and that he has since apologised.

Judge Andrew Hurst told Kikija: “You were previously sentenced to four years for conspiracy to deal drugs in Birmingham.

“You were previously deported. You have taken considerable steps to be here illegally.”

Kikija was jailed for 28 months and likely faces deportation after his sentence.