County lines gang who trafficked boy, 15, jailed for over 40 years
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.
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.’