Four more people charged following county lines operation

Four more people have been charged followingWiltshire Police’s week of action to tackle county lines.

Operation Samphire ran in January and saw officers cracking down on drugs gangs in Swindon.

A total of 61 people were arrested during the operation.

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Last week, they charged Blair Egerton, 32, of Manor Crescent, Moredon, with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

Recently they also charged the following:

Sarah Scott, 34, of Ramsbury Avenue, Penhill, charged with nine counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs

Katie Donnelly, 37, of no fixed address, Swindon, charged with two counts of class A drug supply

Kyle Ricketts, 20, of Jenni Manners Court, Westlea, charged with supply of class A drugs.

These charges take the total number of people charged in relation to Operation Samphire to nine.

All are due to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court on March 18.

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