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Leigh On Sea News: Drugs Line Busted – FOUR men from Westcliff, Canvey, and Basildon, have been charged with drug dealing offences after police raids uncovered cocaine worth thousands of pounds.
Drugs Line Busted - FOUR men from Westcliff, Canvey, and Basildon, have been charged with drug dealing offences after police raids uncovered cocaine worth thousands of pounds.
FOUR men from Westcliff, Canvey, and Basildon, have been charged with drug dealing offences after police raids uncovered cocaine worth thousands of pounds.
Matthew Paterson, 29, Raymond Faetz, 57, Craig Barrowman, 39, Joseph Vaughan, 39, were all arrested as officers continued to target a major Canvey Island drugs line as part of Operation Falcon.
This operation has seen a dedicated team targeting the organised crime groups and drug dealers fuelling wider violence across the Castle Point district.
The team has been building a case against a drugs line involved in supplying the Class A and B substances in Canvey Island since at least 2019.
These ongoing enquiries culminated in the execution of warrants at five addresses in Canvey, Basildon and Westcliff, with the help of Castle Point Community Policing Team, the Operational Support and Dog Units.
Matthew Paterson, 29, of Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff was charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs of Class B.
Raymond Faetz, 57, of Maple Way, Canvey was charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A.
Joseph Vaughan, 39, of Braeburn Way, Basildon was charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A, being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs of Class B and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.
Craig Barrowman, 39, of Danbury Down, Basildon was charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A.
All four appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 25 January, where they were remanded in custody until a further hearing at Basildon Crown Court in February.
Picture: Police conducting the raids.
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