Man charged in connection with drugs supply in Tamworth

A 20-year-old man from the West Midlands has been charged with drugs offences after a stop and search took place by officers in Tamworth.

Mohammad Attif Hassan, from Bromford Road, Birmingham, faces three counts of possession of a controlled drug (crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis/cannabis resin), having been detained on Thursday (13 February) in the Bancroft area. He’s been placed on conditional bail.

A 19-year-old man, from Birmingham, also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

A 40-year-old woman, from Tamworth, was issued with a warning for possession of cannabis after a house search took place relating to the arrests.

Mobile phones, scales, cash and a selection of drugs were among items recovered by police.

Anyone with any information should message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 251 of 13 Feb, call 101 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.