Updated: More charges following drugs raids (From Echo)

Updated: More charges following drugs raids

12:39pm Thursday 9th February 2012 in News

A FURTHER seven people have been charged with drugs offences following a string of 30 police raids.

Police are still processing the 37 people arrested during Wednesday's operation.

Today there were a string of people due to appear at Southend Magistrates Court on class A drugs supply offences.

They are Fidel Rochester, a 29-year-old shop assistant, from Goldsmith Road in Kennington, London, Daniel Wakeling a 20-year-old unemployed man from Cambridge Road in Southen, Clint Wilson, a 40-year-old unemployed man, from Pantile Avenue in Southend, Priscilla Patarca, a 27-year-old student, from East Street in Kennington, 47-year-old unemployed Neil Innocent from Coleman Street in Southend, 22-year-old unemployed Osman Mohammed from Homerton Road in Hackney, London, and a 16-year-old student from Kennington.

A number of addresses in the Southend were raided by police as part of Operation Okra, including Coleman Street, Chancellor Road, Cambridge Road, Sherwood Way, Genesta Road, Pantile Avenue, North Road, London Road, Fairfax Drive, Salisbury Avenue and Palmerstone Road.

Yesterday, the suspects appearing in court included Terry Coogan, 22, of Sherwood Way in Southend, David Didi, 20, of Genesta Road in Westcliff, Andrej Sivak, 22, of London Road in Westcliff, Simon Price, 25, of Marine Parade, in Southend, Tony Brewster, 41,of North Road in Westcliff, and Paul Heighington, 45, and Abdel Toure, 18, both of no fixed address.

A 26-year-old woman from the Southend area has been released on police bail prior to her appearance at Southend Magistrates Court on Wednesday, February 22.

Two people from Southend received police cautions after admitting being in possession of a Class B drug.

A 34-year-old woman from Southend was charged with supplying a Class A drug and released on police bail prior to her court appearance on Wednesday, February 22.

Three other people have been bailed, and 18 people remain in custody.

Six people from the Southend are were released without charge.

Anyone who has concerns or wishes to pass information to officers in Southend should contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.