A man from St Ippolyts has been charged with supplying crack cocaine and heroin following a police operation targeting county lines drug gangs.

During the operation on Thursday, October 17, an address in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, was searched and one person was arrested.

Class A drugs and mobile phones, believed to be used in the supply of drugs, were seized.

Reece Nichols, 24, of Mill Road, St Ippolyts, was arrested and later charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. He was remanded into custody.

Detective sergeant Chris Cowell, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Command, said: "This operation continued our work targeting the 'Captain' drug Line, which has been operating across in the North Herts area.

"We will continue to take a very proactive approach to targeting drug dealing in the county, working with our partners in other agencies to make it difficult for these crime groups to operate, preventing new gangs becoming established and targeting them early before they get a foothold and serious offences can occur."

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Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.