Seven people arrested in connection with conspiracy to sell drugs in Stoke-on-Trent

By Sarah Garner

8th Sep 2023 | Local News

Police have arrested seven people after carrying out warrants in Longton, Dresden, Blurton, Fenton and Tean (Nub News).
Police have arrested seven people after carrying out warrants in Longton, Dresden, Blurton, Fenton and Tean (Nub News).

Staffordshire Police have arrested five men and two women in connection with conspiracy to sell class A drugs in Stoke-on-Trent and the Moorlands. 

Yesterday morning (Thursday 6 September), police carried out a number of co-ordinated arrest warrants in the Longton, Dresden, Blurton, Fenton and Tean areas.

Seven people, all from Stoke-on-Trent, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Police arrested a 69-year-old man, two 22-year-old men, a 19-year-old woman, a 31-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old man. 

Seven people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (Staffordshire Police).

They all remain in custody. 

The activity follows the force's ongoing commitment to tackling serious and organised crime as part of Operation Target.

Since it was launched in June, police have charged more than 500 suspects with drug related offences and stop-and-searched more than 2,500 people.

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