Four men, including two people from Mill End and Pinner, have been charged with supplying crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis following an investigation by Essex Police into a drug line operating from London to supply class A drugs on the streets of Southend.
This investigation centres on the ‘Raff’ line, which was identified as supplying crack cocaine and heroin to users in Southend since April 2024.
Following lengthy inquiries, three simultaneous warrants were executed at addresses in Hertfordshire and London on Wednesday, April 23.
Four arrests were made, with mobile phones and a quantity of cannabis seized.
Charges have since been secured against:
- Jay Taylor, 25, of Mill End, Rickmansworth, charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of a class B drug.
- Dillon Flemming, 18, of Pinner, Greater London, charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs, being concerned in the supply of a class B drug and possession with intent to supply a class B drug.
- Kaelan Stafford, 20, of Selsdon Park Road, South Croydon, charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of a class B drug.
- Juniour Brown, 20, of Drayton Gardens, West Drayton, charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs.
All four remain in custody and are due to appear at Basildon Crown Court on Thursday, May 22.
Detective Chief Inspector Neal Miller, who heads up the Operation Raptor team said: “Each drug line identified, disrupted and eventually dismantled by my officers is another step taken towards eliminating knife crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour on the streets of Southend and Basildon.
“Incidents of violence involving weapons on our streets remain rare, and typically we find they are confined to criminal groups known to each other.
“We know how important it is for the public to see and understand that we’re working hard to stamp out the wider supply of drugs fuelling this unacceptable behaviour.
“This type of enforcement is business as usual for my teams, but we also have dedicated safeguarding officers who work with partners to help those exploited or harmed by drug dealing activity.
“Just last week, this wider prevention work saw us secure two Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders, alongside more than 19 years in prison sentences, for two drug dealers in the north of the county.
“They had exploited three missing children to work for their drug line.
“Our message and the evidence is clear: There’s no room for county lines drug gangs to operate with impunity in Essex.”
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