A TEENAGER caught running cannabis for a London drugs line has been spared prison.

Jaheim Campbell was just 17 when he began peddling the class B drug on behalf of 29-year-old Anthony Brown.

Brown was responsible for selling thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in Swindon in the early part of 2020.

His cousin, Shaun Brown, ran the other side of the line – nicknamed Breaker – selling crack cocaine and heroin to Wiltshire addicts.

Campbell became the gang’s runner in Swindon after their first, Alexter Tonto, was caught by police in March.

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Phone evidence pointed to him being supplied with drugs by Shaun Brown and sent west. Bulk texts continued to be sent to drug users.

Campbell, 18, of Marine Street, Lambeth, admitted dealing cannabis. Appearing at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, he was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment suspended for two years with 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

The other members of the gang were sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars at a hearing last month.