‘Mr Big’ hid 125 packets of crack behind his scrotum

A County Lines drug gang drug dealer is facing jail after he was caught with 125 packages of crack cocaine under his scrotum.

Kenneth Langrish, 36, was involved with five others in two drugs lines, called Gino and Gino 2, which sold cocaine and heroin across London and South Wales between 23 January and 1 October 2020.

The ruthless dealers employed a starving 15-year-old as one of their couriers, Kingston crown court heard.

They were tracked down after the boy went missing for two weeks and was
found at an address in Swansea.

Langrish, who drove the young victim to Swindon for the first leg of his journey to Wales, was arrested on 6 October.

He was found to have the 125 packages of crack cocaine in his bulging underpants.

Langish was convicted with five others.

Harry King, 20, was found guilty of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit.

Basky Capitao, 27, 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.

His brother Jemy Capitao, 28, brother of co-defendant Basky Capitao, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possessing criminal property at an earlier hearing.

Part-way through the trial he also admitted one count of arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploit.

Harvey Kimpton, 21, 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, 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.

Langrish, admitted 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.

The court heard how the desperate teenager sent a text message while dealing drugs which said: “I’m broke bro I haven’t eaten since yesterday.”

Elaouzi was arrested on 16 September. The Gino line was active just five minutes before he was arrested and then ceased.

The next day Jemy Capitao bought two mobile phone top up vouchers from a newsagent in Swansea and bulk messages were sent out from the Gino 2 line.

One message read: “The real Gino is back on bang bang.”

Several of the gang went on the run after the teenager was found in squalor in Swansea on 25 September 2020.

Jemy Capitao went was found in bed with his girlfriend in a hotel in Milton Keynes on 1 October last year.

Also in the hotel room officers found £2,910 in cash which was wedged into the handle of a kettle.

Kimpton was arrested outside his home after a Gucci box containing a 22-calibre pistol was found at his address in Harlow.

Thea Viney, from the CPS, said: “These drug dealers worked hand in hand and trafficked a vulnerable teenager from London to Wales.

“They intended to exploit him as a drugs runner and had no consideration for his welfare as was evident from the poor condition of the address he was found at.

‘To this day the young victim has never supplied a statement to support the investigation which, unfortunately, is a common feature of cases of this nature.

“The prosecution was able to present evidence of the close association between these defendants through clear phone analysis despite the use of Nokia burner phones.

Some of this included incriminating messages found on the phones.

“We were also able to show the jury that while Jemy Capitao and his girlfriend enjoyed a summer holiday in Dubai – his younger brother Basky Capitao took complete charge of the drugs line sending out numerous adverts for Class A drugs to punters.’

The defendants will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, 30 July 2021.