High Wycombe gang jailed for child trafficking offences

Six people have been sentenced by the Oxford Crown Court for human trafficking and drug dealing offences.

The result is the culmination of a thorough Thames Valley Police investigation.

Keilo Senior, 20, based at HMP Bullingdon, has been subjected to a 12-year imprisonment sentence.

He was convicted unanimously by the jury for human trafficking.

Additionally, he pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

Taysharn Frimpong-Modeste, from Wellbeck Avenue, Hayes, London, aged 27, was found guilty of human trafficking, confirmed by a unanimous jury decision.

He received a nine-year sentence alongside a Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order and pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin and crack cocaine.

44-year-old Tyrone Williams from Conegra Road, High Wycombe, admitted guilt to supplying cocaine and heroin.

Accordingly, he has been handed a two-year, four-month sentence and a Criminal Behaviour Order.

Kelly TieTie, 20, a resident of Gibney Terrace, Bromley, has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment.

She conceded guilt relating to the supply of heroin and cocaine and to the possession of criminal property.

Due to this, she has been placed under a Criminal Behaviour Order.

From Station Road, High Wycombe, Raymond Allard, aged 48, pleaded guilty to human trafficking.

The court sentenced him to one year and eight months in prison.

Lastly, 20-year-old Ellie Black of Bloomfield Road, Leicester, received a sentence of one year and six months, suspended for two years.

She is also required to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and 15 days of rehab activity.

Black admitted to human trafficking.

The six individuals, according to the evidence, sought to profit from drug sales.

The gang aimed to recruit young people for drug dealing.

Senior received his sentence on April 19, while the others were sentenced on February 16.

It comes after three children, aged 12 to 16, disappeared from Leicestershire in February 2023.

Extensive enquiries led investigators to High Wycombe, where the children had been traced.

Officers from Leicestershire Police and Thames Valley Police were involved in the search efforts.

The children returned home of their own accord, after which suspicions arose.

It was believed they had been dispatched to London by train to transport money before being relocated to High Wycombe for drug dealing.

The investigation unravelled the nefarious organization, led by Senior, with Frimpong-Modeste being his primary accomplice.

The three children were recruited by Black, who arranged their transportation.

The other three defendants served differing roles in the syndicate, either as drug dealers or traffickers of the children.

All six individuals were apprehended following search warrants on May 17, 2023, with assistance from Kent Police, Metropolitan Police, and Leicestershire.

Charges were laid the subsequent day.

Detective Inspector Peter Wall, based at High Wycombe police station, expressed satisfaction at the outcome.

Mr Wall said: "I am very pleased that these individuals have been sentenced for their part in this drugs operation that was looking to deal drugs across county lines."

He added, "It is very rare for convictions for human trafficking offences...so I am pleased that through the work of our officers, we were able to achieve these sentences."

Wall extended gratitude to colleagues at Metropolitan Police and reiterated the department’s dedication to tackling such severe crimes, particularly when children are exploited.