Prison for woman whose flat was base for 'county lines' dealer

A woman whose flat was used by "a nasty county lines dealer" has been jailed for 10 months for possessing crack cocaine and heroin.

A gang boss known as "Black Pepsi" turned Lakeia Smith's flat in Chesterton Road, Cambridge into a base.

The 25-year-old was found with 57 wrapped packages of crack cocaine and heroin inside her body, police said.

Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Timothy "Black Pepsi" Okunzuwa, from London, was jailed for eight years on Tuesday, after being caught with crack cocaine and heroin.

Smith was found to have 57 wrapped packages inside her body, containing lumps of crack cocaine and six packages of heroin, Cambridgeshire Police said.

She told them Okunzuwa and a friend known as "White Pepsi" threatened to stab her when she asked them to leave and forced her to pack drugs for £20 a day.

Det Insp Nick Skipworth said: "There is a significant demand for crack cocaine and heroin in Cambridge and as a result the market is and remains attractive to county lines.

"Evidence suggests Okunzuwa was the boss of his line, and had power to treat people in cruel and manipulative ways."

Smith was sentenced to 10 months each for both counts, to run concurrently.