Two men have been charged for allegedly running a drug line into Suffolk. 

Officers from Suffolk police stopped a vehicle being driven in Ipswich on suspected cloned plates on Friday, March 8. 

A claw hammer, £2,000 in cash and mobile phones were found inside a suspected stolen Hyundai car.

Two men were arrested and, following a joint investigation between Suffolk police and the Metropolitan police, it was established they were linked to the supply of class A drugs from London to Suffolk.

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Ugur Unek, 32 and of Leylands Avenue, Enfield, in London, was charged with the following offences.

  •  Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of class A (crack cocaine)

  •  Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of class A (heroin) 

  •  Handling stolen goods (Hyundai)

  •  Fraudulent use of a vehicle registration mark on 08/03/2024.

  •  Possessing criminal property on 08/03/2024.

  • - Having an offensive weapon in a public place (screwdriver)

  • - Having an offensive weapon in a public place (claw hammer)

Tapiwa Mhlanga, 32, of Fairfax Road, was charged with the following offences:

  •  Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class A (crack cocaine)

  •  Being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of class A (heroin)

  • Driving whilst disqualified on 08/03/2024.

  • Using a motor vehicle without insurance on 08/03/2024.

  • Having an offensive weapon in a public place (screwdriver)

  • Having an offensive weapon in a public place (claw hammer)