Man charged after wraps of heroin found

A man has been charged after we found wraps of heroin in Stoke-on-Trent.

Dean Eastlake, 33, from Stoke-on-Trent, is due to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 2 October charged with possession with intent to supply heroin.

It comes after we searched a man in Hanley on 25 August and found the drugs.

We've launched a major crackdown on serious and organised crime in a new operation to target those responsible and protect those who are most vulnerable – called Operation Target.

Officers from the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), which is made up of officers from Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and West Mercia set about the crackdown on serious organised crime earlier this year.

To read more about our work, visit:  Major operation to target serious organised crime launched | Staffordshire Police