That's Pants: Two-Bob Self-Styled "Criminal Mastermind" Is Binned

A self-styled “criminal mastermind” who sold crack cocaine and heroin from his underpants is starting a prison sentence of three years and two months.

Elijah Henry-Gooding, 27, regularly travelled to Richmond-upon-Thames to peddle Class A drugs, but was caught by British Transport Police (BTP).

Officers destroyed his County Lines drug-supply scheme, which he operated around the train station and local area.

He was stopped by BTP undercover officers on Tuesday, July 30, last year after their investigation revealed he had a County Lines phone and was dealing in the area.

Wrapped in clingfilm and hidden inside Henry-Gooding's underwear was found sixty-four individual wraps of crack cocaine and thirty-seven individual wraps of heroin.

At Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court Henry-Gooding, of Tavistock Avenue, Ealing pleaded guilty to two counts of possession, with intent to supply, Class A drugs.

He also pleaded guilty to three counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, plus possession of a bladed article.

During the search, Henry-Gooding was also found to be in possession of £760 in cash and two mobile phones. 

One of these was a Nokia burner mobile, confirmed as the drugs line phone. 

A folding lock knife was also found to have been concealed internally.

Supervising officer, Sergeant Julian Mason said: “Now that Henry-Gooding is behind bars Richmond and its surrounding communities can breathe a sigh of relief that a prolific drug dealer is off the streets along with the illegal substances he was peddling.

“Henry-Gooding believed he was a criminal mastermind and above the law but once again the work of our County Lines Taskforce proves that we will stop at nothing in dismantling and disrupting the menace of drug and knife crime on the railway.”