Three people charged following suspected drug supply in Hertfordshire
It follows a two-month investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary‘s Serious & Organised Crime Investigations Unit
Three people have been charged following an operation that targeted a gang suspected of supplying drugs to the North Herts and Stevenage areas.
After a two-month investigation, officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Investigations Unit (SOCIU) executed warrants in Bedford and Arlesey on Tuesday, 31 March.
Assisted by colleagues from the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (HALO) and the Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit, police raided two properties, seizing Class A drugs, mobile phones, bladed weapons and more than £2,000 in cash.
Arrests made:
- Jordan Cudjoe, aged 32, formerly of Bruthwaite Green, Bedford, was arrested upon release from HMP Peterborough and charged and remanded back to prison for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin).
- David Simpson, aged 39, of Rendlesham Walk, Bedford, was arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin). Simpson plead guilty at Hatfield Remand Court the following day and has been released on court bail to St Albans Crown Court to be sentenced at a later date.
- Maria Conroy, aged 46, of High Street, Arlesey, was arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possess criminal property (cash). She has been bailed to attend Stevenage Magistrates Court at a later date.
Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell, from the County Lines Investigations Unit, said:
“This operation was the culmination of months of work which targeted a drug line, suspected of supplying crack cocaine and heroin across North Herts and Stevenage.
“These drug lines are run by organised crime groups who use violence and commit a whole range of crimes that pose a real threat to the community. Our investigations depend on information from members of the public to help us crack down on drug-related crime. Any information you can provide, no matter how small it may seem, could help us to identify and apprehend drug dealers.”