Nine men and three teenagers charged after crack cocaine, heroin, weapons and cash seized in Lancashire
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Police launched an operation into two drug-dealing lines in April after stopping a teenager with drugs, cash, mobile phones and a machete in Rossendale.
As part of their enquiries, officers seized drugs, mobile phones, cash, weapons and paraphernalia linked to drug-dealing.
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Hide AdFollowing consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, 12 people were charged in connection with the investigation.
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They have since appeared before Blackburn magistrates.
These are the 12 people who were charged:
- Sameer Hussain, 20, of Wheatholme Street, Rawtenstall, – charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- Martin Magee, 43, of Carr Road, Rawtenstall, charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession with intent to supply heroin and MDMA.
- Lee Thomas, 42, of Fallbarn Crescent, Rawtenstall - charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession with intent to supply heroin and MDMA.
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Hide Ad- Waqaar Khan, 27, of College Street, Accrington – charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- Hamza Munir, 24, of College Street, Accrington - charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine.
- Hamza Anwar, 24, of Garbett Street, Accrington - charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- Ibrahim Khan, 20, of College Street, Accrington - charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
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Hide Ad- Basha Ullah, 37, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington - charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- Waqaas Khan, 29, of no fixed address, charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- A 17-year-old boy from Rawtenstall – charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
- A 17-year-old boy from Bacup, charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
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Hide Ad- A 17-year-old boy from Rawtenstall – charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.
Seven of the defendants were remanded into custody.
Hamza Anwar, Sameer Hussain and the 17-year-olds were given conditional bail.