Further sixteen charged following major Telford drugs operation
Thirteen men and three women have been charged following warrants that were executed early on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing major drugs operation in Telford.
The sixteen people charged overnight brings the total to nineteen – three men were charged on Wednesday night and appeared in court yesterday.
The charges were made after a huge team of officers executed Section 8 Warrants at a number of addresses in locations including Hadley, Leegomery, Wellington and Wolverhampton at just before 7.30am on Wednesday.
More than two hundred police officers from across the alliance between West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police were involved in this operation and eventually twenty people were arrested on Wednesday – sixteen men and four women – in total.
Of the twenty arrests, nineteen individuals have now been charged while one female will face no further action.
In addition, a 38-year-old man was arrested early this morning as part of this operation and he is currently in custody awaiting questioning.
Speaking about the progress of the operation, Detective Inspector Gavin Kinrade said: “It is pleasing that nineteen people have now been charged in total and I can confirm that the sixteen individuals charged overnight will be appearing at Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning.
“Although we are satisfied with how the operation has gone we still have a huge amount of work to do and a significant number of officers will continue to work on this investigation.
“I’d like to thank the team involved for the hard work and professionalism they have shown so far, while I’d also like to thank the National Crime Agency (NCA) and our local partners from Telford & Wrekin Council and the Wrekin Housing Trust for all the support they have given us too.”
