Hertfordshire county lines crack and heroin dealers jailed

Basky Capitao, 28, of Whitefields Road, Cheshunt, was sentenced to five years and four months in jail for conspiracy to supply class A drugs while Harvey Kimpton, 23, of Wharley Hook, Harlow, was sentenced to three years for the same offence.

Hertfordshire Constabulary arrested the pair in October 2020 after an investigation.

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Harvey Kimpton (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

The force charged them with operating a line that supplied crack cocaine and heroin from Broxbourne.

Both men pleaded guilty at St Albans Crown Court on March 1, 2023.

A 34-year-old woman who acted as a driver also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentence.

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Basky Capitao (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)

Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell said: “Capitao and Kimpton ran the ‘Lucky’ line, which exported class A drugs into Swindon.

“The disruption of this line will make a significant impact on drug supply and associated crime in Broxbourne and in the Swindon area.

“It’s also another county line that has been shut down, sending a strong message to would-be drug dealers that they will be caught and jailed.

“Exploitation of vulnerable people is just one of the tragic symptoms of organised drug gangs.”