Drug find in Buckinghamshire
A 50-year-old man has been charged with possession and three drug supplying offences after 15 kilos of cocaine, worth around £3million, were found in Winslow, Buckinghamshire.
A 50-year-old man has been charged with possession and three drug supplying offences after 15 kilos of cocaine, worth around £3million, were found in Winslow, Buckinghamshire.
Kevin Baggott, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, who was also charged with possession of a CS Canister and money laundering offences, was arrested on May 23 and has been remanded in custody. He will appear at Stevenage Magistrates Court on June 6.
Two other men, Steeple Claydon, 37, and a 48-year-old man from Mitcham were also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and have been bailed until August 1.
The arrests were made as part of an operation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), which covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
Detective Superintendent Mark Lay, from ERSOU, said: I am really pleased with the success of this operation, this was a huge consignment of cocaine and its seizure will go some way to protecting our communities from the misery and harm caused by Class A drugs. The seizure this will cause significant disruption to the criminal network.
ERSOU was set up in 2010 to tackle the threat of organised crime within the Eastern Region of the UK.