County Lines Drugs Teenager Locked-Up

A teenage County Lines drug dealer is starting forty months in custody after police stopped him boarding a train at Euston station.

Emmauel Arosomade, 19, had crack cocaine and heroin with a street value of £1100 stuffed into his tracksuit bottoms.

He was on his way to Northampton when arrested by the British Transport Police's County Lines Taskforce.

At Inner London Crown Court Arosomade, of Papermill Place, Walthamstow pleaded guilty to possession, with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of an offensive weapon – namely a police baton.

The court heard how on Thursday, May 2 Arosomade was spotted by the specialist officers at the busy central London station boarding the train heading north.

Due to his behaviour when approached by plain clothed officers a decision was made to detain and search him.

Officers discovered Arosomade was carrying a metal police baton in his jacket pocket and a cluster of drugs wrapped in cling film in his tracksuit bottoms.

Investigating officer Daniel Burke said: “Attempting to transport hefty hauls of class A drugs in plain sight on the railway is not a good idea. 

“We have highly trained specialist officers working across the country as part of our County Lines Taskforce – we are watching you and you will be apprehended and face the consequences.”