Arrests and cash seized after huge drugs swoop ALEX SCAPENS
ATOTAL of 11 people have appeared in court following raids across Stockport aimed at tackling organised crime and the supply of hard drugs.
The defendants - nine men and two women, the majority of whom are from Reddish - went before Stockport Magistrates Court on Friday morning.
No pleas were entered and all of them will next appear at Minshull Street Court on February 24.
More than 300 police officers had been involved with carrying out raids at nine addresses across the borough as part of Operation Challenger after 12 months of planning.
Those who appeared in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin have been remanded in custody and were:
John Philip Cheetham, 37, of Cabot Place, Reddish.
Shaun Moss Bagley, 41, of Lostock Avenue, Levenshulme.
Gillian Amanda Griffin, 45, of Nutwood Court, Reddish.
Paul Higgins, 47, of Nutwood Court, Reddish.
Robert Andrew Goodall, 34, of Rushford Avenue, Levenshulme.
Nathan Wahl, 34, of Station Road, Reddish.
Craig Jonathan Reid, 34, of Woodland Road, Burnage.
Benjamin John McGreevy, 33, of Fallow Fields Drive, Reddish.
Others in the dock include John McGreevy, 58, also of Fallow Fields Drive, Reddish, who was charged with providing motor insurance for vehicles used to supply drugs. He was bailed.
Terry Darren Corless, 50, of Bridgend Close, Gorton, and Jennifer Heather Reynolds, 33, of Plymouth Grove, Edgeley, are both accused of facilitating mobile communication for an organised crime group.
Mr Corless was remanded in custody, Ms Reynolds was bailed.
The dawn raids recovered £17,386 cash, 21 mobile phones and a stolen vehicle, on Thursday morning.
Superintendent Stephen McFarlane, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “This is the culmination of a lot of hard work and a very complex investigation.
“Right from the start we have had community intelligence. Without that information this investigation would not have started.
“The community voiced their concerns and we acted.
“Without the community support we would not have been in the position we are in today.”
Anyone with information about criminality in their area should contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.