Five charged in blitz on drugs

Five people have been charged as part of an investigation into a county lines drug dealing network across Somerset and Bristol.

The defendants appeared in Bristol Magistrates’ Court after arrest warrants were carried out at addresses in Bath and Keynsham.

It comes after police were seen in Bath on Wednesday last week as part of a crackdown on county lines drug dealing nationwide.

According to Avon and Somerset Police, all have been released on conditional bail ahead of their next hearing, with the exception of Courtney Tanner-mulholland, who was remanded in custody.

The following people have been charged: Courtney Tanner-mulholland, 18, of Alcina Way, Kensham; Jamaal Newman, 18, of Hercules Way, Keynsham; Sylvia Bearman, 37, of Shaws Way, Twerton, Bath; Saskia Tanner, 35, of Arcadius Way, Keynsham; a 17-year-old male, who as a juvenile cannot be named for legal reasons.