Three jailed for roles in county lines drugs operation in Warwickshire
Police say leader of the operation 38-year-old Jay Camen pretended to fundraise from his dealing
Last updated 6th May 2026
Three people have been jailed for their roles in a county lines drugs operation in Warwickshire.
Jay Camen, 38, of Swallows Close, Bromsgrove was arrested in 2024 for the suspected supply of class A drugs.
This led Warwickshire Police to discover a series of messages on a phone referring to a county line operating under two names – “Levi”, and “Cuzzy”.
Police say an extensive bank of conversations on the phone showed the line’s history, including when it was sold to Jay Carmen.
These conversations allowed detectives to link the line to Stephen Kincaid 40 of Broadleaf Drive, Warwick and Charlotte Simmons, 35 of Broad Street, Bromsgrove.
Warwickshire Police said Carmen also operated under the alias of “Noah Carmen” and committed acts of fraud and burglary against a woman in Leamington Spa, stealing jewellery and access to her bank account.
In November 2024 Carmen also told 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 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.
Kincaid was also arrested on 10 June, and a search of his property found a “tick list” (a record of owed money for drugs), a linked mobile phone, and a zombie knife.
On 30 April 2026, Jay Carmen was found guilty of the following offences and sentenced to eight years in prison:
Being concerned in the supply of cocaine
Concealing, disguising, converting, transferring, and/or removing criminal property
Two counts of fraud by false representation
Burglary of a dwelling and theft
Charlotte 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.
Stephen 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.
“Carmen has also directly defrauded and stolen from a woman who trusted him enough to bring him into her home."