Hardened criminals are landing jobs with Deliveroo including convicted drug dealer banged up for THIRTY months
CRIMINALS are landing jobs with Deliveroo, a Sun on Sunday probe can reveal.
In one case, a convicted drug dealer who served 30 months in jail managed to work freely for the £7billion takeaway giant.
Jordan Da Silva, 25, even dropped off medicines from Boots at customers’ homes in Cambridge.
But his criminal past was exposed when he put a video on social media of him unwrapping a cream a female customer had ordered.
In the footage, he then humiliated her as she appeared at the front door to collect the item.
Locals who recognised his face from police mugshots then raised the alarm about the clip — which was passed to The Sun on Sunday.
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Ex-senior Met police officer Chris Phillips said yesterday: “This is an extremely disturbing case. The public have a right to believe that people who have access to their houses or gardens are bona fide.
“The idea that a young lady getting a pizza at midnight could encounter a drug dealer, violent criminal or sex offender is terrifying.”
Deliveroo yesterday described Da Silva’s behaviour as “completely unacceptable”.
A spokesman said he no longer worked for them, that they had contacted the customer to apologise and had asked social media platforms to remove the video.
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But a whistleblower working for Deliveroo claimed it was likely many criminals could be working for the firm.
The insider claims workers taking days off subcontract their delivery patch to riders — including criminals and illegal immigrants.
This opens the possibility of highly dangerous individuals visiting people’s homes at all times of day and night to drop off food, shopping and other items.
Deliveroo said its riders are “self-employed, must have the right to work in the UK and no unspent convictions”.
It added that riders who subcontract are responsible for carrying out such checks on “substitutes”.
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The firm also said it is rolling out new ID verification technology.
Deliveroo founder was given a bonus worth more than £100million when the firm floated on the London Stock Exchange 12 months ago.
