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Man charged after £1k-worth of cocaine seized

By The Editor   24th Oct 2025

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A man has been charged after £1k-worth of cocaine seized (image via SWNS)
A man has been charged after £1k-worth of cocaine seized (image via SWNS)

A 25-year-old man has been charged after Staffordshire Police seized around £1k-worth of cocaine in Stoke-on-Trent. 

Liman Demiri, of Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A – cocaine, driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, using a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance and two counts of assault by beating. 

It comes after officers stopped a car in Penkhull on Wednesday (22 October) and seized around £1k-worth of cocaine, cash and a suspected drugs line phone. 

Mr Demiri has been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Friday 24 October). 

     

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