A teenager from East London has been jailed for more than three years after being caught with heroin, crack cocaine, and a police baton at Euston station. Emmauel Arosomade, aged 19, of Papermill Place, Walthamstow, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and possession of an offensive weapon.
He was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday 30 30, and jailed for 40 months. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of ÂŁ228.
The court heard how on Thursday, May 2, Arosomade was spotted by British Transport Police (BTP) County Lines Taskforce officers at Euston Station trying to get on a train to Northampton.
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When stopped by plain clothes officers, they decided to search him. They found Arosomade was carrying a metal police baton in his jacket pocket and a lump of drugs wrapped in cling film in his tracksuit bottoms.
The drugs were later found to be crack cocaine and heroin, thought to be worth ÂŁ1,100 when sold on the street.
Investigating officer T/DC 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.”
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