County line drug dealer and accomplices jailed

A county lines drug dealer who pretended to raise money for cancer by selling drugs has been jailed.

Jay Carmen, of Swallows Close, Bromsgrove, was found guilty of concealing criminal property, two counts of fraud and burglary in April.

The 38-year-old, who sold drugs in Warwickshire, appeared before a judge at Warwick Crown Court last week where he was sentenced to eight years in jail.

Two accomplices, Charlotte Simmons and Stephen Kincade, were also jailed for their part in the crimes.

Warwickshire Police said Carmen first appeared on their radar in 2024, after an arrest for the suspected supply of class A drugs led to the discovery of a drugs line.

Officers discovered a series of messages referring to a county line operating under two names – "Levi", and "Cuzzy".

The history of the drugs line was found, including when it was sold to Carmen.

The conversations also allowed the force to link the line to Kincaid, 40 of Broadleaf Drive, Warwick, and Simmons, 35 of Broad Street, Bromsgrove.

In November 2024, Carmen informed his customers through the Cuzzy Line that he was raising money for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, with a portion of money from the drug sales going towards charity.

Although a fundraising page was established- under the name "Noah Carmen" - no money was ever donated.

Carmen also operated under the alias of "Noah Carmen". He used this name to commit acts of fraud and burglary against a woman in Leamington Spa in June 2022.

Police said Carmen had posted an advert on neighbourhood app NextDoor, offering to do manual jobs in return for a place to stay.

He was hired to paint the victim's kitchen but left before it was completed. The woman then noticed £728 leave her account with a further £19,999 attempted.

She also discovered that £1,000 worth of jewellery had been taken from her home.

Carmen and Simmons were arrested on 10 June 2025, when their home on Swallows Close was searched under warrant, revealing bags of cocaine, a notebook with notes referring to drug dealing, and a note reading "Line for you" sitting next to cocaine remnants.

Kincaid was also arrested on 10 June, and a search of his property found a record of owed money for drugs, a linked mobile phone and a zombie knife.

Simmons was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and concealing, disguising, converting, transferring, and/or removing criminal property, and has been jailed for two years.

Kincaid was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing an offensive weapon in a private place, and was jailed for three years and two months.

Investigating officer DC Dubad said "Carmen took possession of an established county line and, with the assistance of Kincaid and Simmons, continued to feed cocaine into Warwickshire, with no consideration to the people whose lives he was ruining – both those who he was selling to, and those victimised by a long and violent international production route.

"Warwickshire will not miss Carmen while he is away, nor will it miss Kincaid or Simmons."

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