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| M6 drug raids: Seven charged after £8.5m heroin recovery | |
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| Seven men have been charged after the recovery of heroin with a street value of £8.5m. | |
| Officers recovered 77.5 kilos of the Class A controlled drug after they stopped a number of vehicles on the M6 motorway in Staffordshire on Friday. | Officers recovered 77.5 kilos of the Class A controlled drug after they stopped a number of vehicles on the M6 motorway in Staffordshire on Friday. |
| The seven men, who also include two from the Netherlands and one from Poland, have been charged with conspiracy to import heroin. | The seven men, who also include two from the Netherlands and one from Poland, have been charged with conspiracy to import heroin. |
| They will appear before Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday. | They will appear before Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| An eighth man arrested continues to be questioned in custody. | An eighth man arrested continues to be questioned in custody. |
| The planned operation was carried out by the North West Regional Crime Unit, Titan and the National Crime Agency. |