Bow men appear in court charged with drugs offences

Three men from Bow have appeared in court charged with drugs offences.

The trio were among four men arrested and charged after warrants were carried out at five addresses in Tower Hamlets and one in Peckham yesterday (November 30).

Leban Abdi, 25, of Saxon Road, was charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs (cannabis).

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Suraj Sanusi, 19, of Aqua Vista Square and Gary Byfield, 40, of Whitton Walk, were each charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin).

A fourth man from Southwark was also charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin).

The men appeared in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court today (December 1).

Abdi and Sanusi were remanded in custody and Byfield was bailed to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday, January 4.

The charges are part of Operation Continuum, which the Met Police said is aimed at cracking down on drug supply in Tower Hamlets.

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