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County lines gang who trafficked autistic boy, 15, jailed for more than 40 years

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County lines gang who trafficked autistic boy, 15, jailed for more than 40 years
The gang trafficked a 15-year-old autistic boy from London to Wales to work as their drugs runner (Picture: Metropolitan Police/ Metro.co.uk)

A county lines gang that trafficked a 15-year-old autistic boy from London to Wales to work as their drugs runner have been jailed for more than 40 years.

The six dealers employed the teen as a courier and repeatedly ignored his requests for food.

Meanwhile, one of the gang enjoyed a holiday to Dubai and was found with nearly £3,000 in cash when arrested in a hotel.

But the ‘Gino’ gang was busted when police tracked the teen to Swansea, a fortnight after he went missing from north London.

Kenneth Langrish, who drove the boy to Swindon, was found with 125 packets of crack cocaine in his underwear when arrested in October last year.

The 36-year-old, of Enfield, north London, admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs and arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit. He will be sentenced at a later date.

A county lines gang that trafficked a vulnerable London schoolboy to Wales where he was exploited as a drugs runner have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years. Five men were sentenced over two days on Thursday, 29 July and Friday, 30 July at Kingston Crown Court as follows: Jemy Capitao, 28 (24.04.93), of Llanelli, Wales was sentenced to 12 years? imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possessing criminal property before the five week trial. Part-way through the trial, he also admitted one count of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit Basky Capitao, 27 (01.06.94), of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire was sentenced to 11 years? imprisonment. He was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit. Harvey Kimpton, 21 (23.03.00), of Harlow, Essex was sentenced to 11 years? imprisonment. He pleaded guilty on the day of the trial to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possessing a prohibited firearm, as well as two counts of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply Ayyub Elaouzi, 22 (10.11.98), of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire was sentenced to eight years and four months? imprisonment. He pleaded guilty on the day of the trial to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and one count of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit. Harry King, 20 (14.02.01), of Hertford, Hertfordshire was sentenced to two years? imprisonment, suspended for two years. He was found guilty of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit. A sixth man, Kenneth Langrish, 36 (11.05.85), of Enfield pleaded guilty on the day of the trial to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and one count of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit. He had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs. He will be sentenced on a date to be confirmed. The investigation was carried out by officers from Operation Orochi, the Met?s specialist crime team dedicated to tackling high harm offenders involved in county lines drugs supply. It proactively targets London-based line holders, working in partnership with importing county forces. County lines is the name given to drug dealing where criminals use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas across the whole country. The gangs exploit vulnerable people, including children and those with mental health or addiction issues, by recruiting them to distribute the drugs. This investigation began when an autistic 15-year-old schoolboy from north London was reported missing on 10 September 2020. Enquiries revealed that he might be staying at an address in Swansea where he was running drugs for an organised crime group who controlled the ?Gino line.?
One of the gang members had a .22-calibre pistol (Picture: Met Police)

Jemy Capitao, 28, of Llanelli, south Wales, was arrested in a Milton Keynes hotel. He was jailed for 12 years for the same charges.

His brother Basky, 27, of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, was locked up for 11 years, as was Harvey Kimpton, 21, of Harlow, Essex, who had a .22-calibre pistol hidden in a Gucci box when detained.

Ayyub Elaouzi, 22, of Waltham Cross, was jailed for more than eight years and Harry King, 20, of Hertford, was given a two-year suspended jail sentence.

Speaking outside Kingston crown court, Det Con Ben Baker said: ‘Police will pursue those who exploit children for drug supply.’

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