Police drug raids: Six men accused of supplying drugs are sent to crown court

Six men accused of suppling drugs have made their first appearance in court.

Bronson Robinson, Thomas Nicholson, Liam Collins, Keith Hall, Adam James Rooney and Paul Stephen McQuade appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with an array of drug offences.

They were arrested in a series of raids by Cleveland Police, who carried out the pre-planned exercise on addresses in Middlesbrough and Darlington on the morning of January 6 this year.

All six men had their cases sent to Teesside Crown Court and will appear there on Wednesday, March 4.

:: Robinson, 23, of Cambridge Avenue, Linthorpe; Collins, 27, of Merlin Road, North Ormesby; and Rooney, 28, of Wibsey Avenue, Park End, are all charged with one count of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug;

:: Hall, 29, of Holtby Walk, Park End, is charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug;

:: Nicholson, 18, of Kildale Moor Place, Darlington, is charged with three counts of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug and five counts of conspiracy to supply a Class B drug;

:: McQuade, 31, of Birkhall Road, Thorntree, is charged with five counts of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug, four counts of conspiracy to supply a Class B drug, and one count of possessing a firearm without a certificate.

All men, who are on unconditional bail, spoke just to confirm their names, ages and address at the hearing.

Four other men are also due to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court in connection with the conspiracy to supply drugs.