THREE people have been charged and remanded to prison for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine.

The trio were arrested on Tuesday (June 12) on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of the class A drugs in the Teme Crescent area of Droitwich.

Officers from the town’s safer neighbourhood policing team had been acting on information from residents who suspected a property was involved with drug dealing.

At 11.45am, police stopped a vehicle leaving the home on Teme Crescent, being driven by Adrian Lynch.

The 27-year-old, of Leonard Road, Lozells, Birmingham, allegedly initially gave officers false details and was arrested for obstructing a drugs search after allegedly trying to run from officers.

He was also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs after allegedly trying to destroy a mobile phone SIM card believed to contain evidence of drug dealing.

Following Lynch’s arrest, enquires were carried out at an address on Teme Crescent, where two further arrests were made.

During searches at the property, over 60 wraps of heroin and crack were recovered, with a street value of more than £500.

Cannabis was also located at the property.

Leanne Edwards, 42, of Teme Crescent, and Phillip Brown, 38, of Handsworth, Birmingham, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.

Detectives from a specialist drugs unit working on Operation Blade, targeting suspects bringing drugs into South Worcestershire from other counties, were involved in the case.

All three suspects were charged with conspiracy to supply crack and heroin as well as other offences and appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Thursday (June 14).

The trio have been remanded in custody and will appear at Worcester Crown Court on Monday, July 16.

PC Rich Rees, of Droitwich Safer Neighbourhood team, said: “Crack and heroin is a poison and it ruins people’s lives.

"Its availability in the town has a knock-on effect on other areas of business, such as anti-social behaviour and thefts, which is why tackling drug dealing is a priority.

“It is possible to make Droitwich a drug free town, but we need the public to be our eyes and ears and give us the information.

“There is only a relatively small minority who use these substances and allow their addresses to be used by out of town drug dealers.

“We will follow up on any reports of suspicious activity and you can speak to the SNT anonymously and confidentially.

“I am not asking people to give statements, we just want the information and we will do the rest.”

Contact details of your local SNT officer can be found on the West Mercia Police web site or they can be contacted by calling 101.

Alternatively, information can be given anonymously by calling Crime stoppers on 0800555111.