ONE OF Hampshire's largest ever drugs seizures, worth a street value of over £11m -  has resulted in seven people being charged.

Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary executed 12 warrants at addresses in Hedge End, Park Gate, Fareham, Gosport and Merseyside, on Monday, as part of Operation Cowling.

They seized 42kg of cocaine, MDMA with a street value of around £2m, 2kg of amphetamines and 3kg of cannabis.

The total haul was given a total street value of around £11m.

Hampshire police say this is the the largest seizure of class A drugs in the history of the force, as well as cash worth £200,000.

Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Dennis said: "This is an important step towards disrupting the activities of organised crime groups.

"We will not tolerate drugs in our county and will continue to make Hampshire a hostile environment for drug dealers."

The seven people charged on suspicion of being involved in the supply of Class A drugs are Paul Ingall, 35, of New Road, Fareham, Alireza Jaffer, 30, of Potters Avenue, Fareham, Matthew Bovingdon, 31, of Shamblehurst Lane South, Hedge End, Adam Przybycin, 38, of Toynbee Road, Eastleigh, Wilfred Travers, 69, of Dixon Avenue, Merseyside, Margaret Bourne, 66, of Fleet Lane, Merseyside, and Eric Bourne, 64, of Fleet Lane, Merseyside.

They appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court today and will appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on December 1.

In addition to this six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and released on police bail.

They include a 57-year-old man from Rownhams who has been bailed until November 10, a 29-year-old man from Fareham, a 32-year-old woman from Hedge End, and a 21-year-old woman from Eastleigh, who have all been bailed until January 12, and a 32-year-old man from Gosport and a 48-year-old man from Park Gate, who have both been bailed until January 13.