Canvey: Four charged after co-ordinated drug warrants
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Four men have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into a network involved in the widescale supply of cocaine and cannabis.
Warrants were executed at five addresses across Canvey, Basildon and Westcliff. Cocaine with a five-figure street value and a large quantity of cash were seized.
The team of officers who target organised crime groups (OCGs), drug dealing and the associated violence in the district, have been building a case against a drugs line involved in supplying the Class A and B substances in Canvey Island since at least 2019.
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Officers gaining entry to a property as warrants are executed -
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Our dog unit engages in a search during a warrant -
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Suspected Class A drugs seized from an address during the warrants -
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Wraps containing suspected Class A drugs seized during the warrants
Charges have since been secured against:
- Raymond Faetz, 57, of Maple Way, Canvey. Charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A.
- Joseph Vaughan, 39, of Braeburn Way, Basildon. Charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A, being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs of Class B and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.
- Craig Barrowman, 39, of Danbury Down, Basildon. Charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A.
- Matthew Paterson, 29, of Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff. Charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class A and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs of Class B.
All four appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 25 January, where they were remanded in custody until a further hearing at Basildon Crown Court in February.
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