Eight remanded in custody after Black County dawn raids
Eight people arrested in dawn raids across the Black Country and Birmingham who appeared in court today charged with conspiracy to supply drugs have been remanded in custody.
The two women and six men aged between 20 and 48 all appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court.
The sting formed part of an intelligence led policing operation sparked by public concerns about crime fuelled by drug addiction across Sandwell.
Further activity is planned in the coming weeks.
Codenamed Spring Safer Six, hundreds of police officers and police staff were involved in the operation which saw eight simultaneous 6am raids in Birmingham, Dudley and Sandwell.
Safer Six is a long-running Sandwell based operation to clean up the borough. The results of the operation have in part attributed to crime levels across the borough being driven to an all-time low.
Charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin:
Daquarn Hamil-Smith, 20, unemployed of Rollason Road, Erdington, Birmingham.
Wendy Gibbons , 41, unemployed of Beacon View Road, Charlemont Farm, West Bromwich, Sandwell.
Amandeep Kaur Gill, 23, unemployed of St Marks Road, Smethwick, Sandwell.
Stuart Lawley, 29, a factory worker from Young Street, West Bromwich, Sandwell.
Stacey Mansell , 38, unemployed of The Green, Darlaston, Walsall.
Jasbir Singh Rai, 47, a factory worker from Queens Road, Tipton, Sandwell.
Charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine:
Gary Delahaye, 48, unemployed of Wellington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham.
Nico Thomas, 23, unemployed of The Green, Darlaston, Wednesbury, Sandwell.
