A WELL-known Rapper, Jordan Antoine, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after being found guilty of running Class A drugs into Thurrock.

Antoine, 30, of Simons Walk, London, E15, performed under the name Charlie Brown – slang terms for cocaine and heroin – with songs glamorising drug dealing and violence.

However, he was making peanuts from his music career with his income coming from control of the 'Fresh' line, supplying cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin in Thurrock.

He was arrested at his mum's house in Stratford following a joint operation between Essex Police's Operation Raptor team in Grays and the Met's Op Orochi officers.

Raptor detectives were working on another investigation when phone work led to the discovery of Antoine's line.

The officers were then able to link that back to him and executed a warrant in October. A key mobile phone was recovered along with a small quantity of cash.

Antoine pleaded guilty to the three counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin and was given a seven-year custodial sentence reduced by 20% due to his early guilty plea and the forfeiture of the cash seized.

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