Man charged with drug offences after £41,000 found in home

A man has been charged with drug supply offences after we found £41,000 inside a home in Stoke-on-Trent.

Jordan Ward, 29, of Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B – Cannabis, one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply - cannabis and two counts of possession of criminal property.

It comes after officers from our City Proactive Team searched an address on Wednesday (3 September) and seized the cash from inside.

Ward is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Friday 5 September).

Officers in the north and south of the county continue to work relentlessly to gather and act on intelligence, carrying out stop searches and targeting those involved in high harm offences in local communities.

Nearly 400 people have been arrested and more than a quarter-of-a-million-pounds-worth of drugs have been seized in the last 12 months as part of Operation Target.