Man charged after arrests in Stone

We have charged a man after we carried out a series of warrants in Stone yesterday (Thursday 3 October).

Philip Baggley, 49, from Stone, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – MDMA, acquire/use/possess criminal property and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis. He is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Friday 4 October).

Nine people, all from Stone, have been released on conditional bail as our enquiries continue:

• Two men, aged 33 and 36, and a 17-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply to controlled drug of class A, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis
• A 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A drug, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis
• A 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug of Class A – cocaine, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis
• Two men, aged 19 and 21, arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour, conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation and being concerned in offer to supply a Class B drug
• A 55-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, has been released on conditional bail
• A 17-year-old girl, arrested on suspicion of arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A, conspire to supply a Class A controlled drug, require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour and conspire to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B and conspire to supply a Class B controlled drug.