Fifteen charged after drug raids

All 15 have been charged with supplying Class A drugs

Fifteen people have been charged following drug raids in Hampshire on Tuesday.

A total of 90 officers were involved in the simultaneous arrests in and around Basingstoke at 0630 GMT on Tuesday.

Of the 11 men and four women charged, 12 are from Basingstoke, one from London, one from Bristol and one has no fixed address.

They have been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely crack cocaine and heroin.

All 15 were appearing before Basingstoke magistrates on Thursday.

Police say the arrests follow a seven-month investigation involving officers from Basingstoke CID.