Two drug dealers who ran a county lines network in Hertfordshire have been jailed for a total of more than eight years.

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.

Watford Observer: Harvey KimptonHarvey 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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Watford Observer: Basky CapitaoBasky 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.”