Police find drugs haul worth £400,000 after Thurrock arrests

By Neil Speight 26th May 2022

Local News by Neil Speight 26th May 2022

TWO men have been charged in connection with an investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Thurrock.

Police officers stopped a vehicle in Grays at about 2pm on Tuesday, 24 May and a search of the vehicle produced a quantity of what officers believed to be Class A drugs.

The arrests led to the serach of a property where police uncovered a further quantity of drugs with an estimated value of £400,000.

Gerard Gjoni, 27, of Harlington Road West, in Feltham, London, and Cahani Genti, 26, of Boswell Close, in Orpington, London, have been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug.

Gjoni is also charged with possession of a knife or bladed article in a public place.

They were due to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court today (Thursday, 26 May).

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