Three men charged with drug offences following warrant in West Wellow

Three men have been charged with drugs supply offences, following a warrant carried out in West Wellow.

Officers executed the warrant at an address of Scallows Lane on Friday 21 August.

Suspected controlled drugs and cash were found, and arrests were made.

Three people have now been charged.

Paul White, 47, of Whitworth Crescent, Southampton, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – cocaine, and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

The weapons charge relates to a knuckle duster that was found by officers at the site off Scallows Lane.

Stephen Richards, 68, of Quayside Road, Southampton, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – cocaine, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis resin, and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place. 

The weapons charge relates to a knuckle duster found during a search of an address in Southampton.

Connor Bowers, 28, of Quayside Road, Southampton, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A – cocaine.

All three men have been remanded to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (Monday 24 August).

A fourth person, a 36-year-old man from Swanmore arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug, has been released on conditional police bail, pending further enquiries.

A fifth person, a 69-year-old man from Manchester, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug in the Greater Manchester area on Friday 21 August, as part of the same operation. He has also been released on police bail, pending further enquiries.