A 51-year-old man has been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

Late in the evening on October 11, officers from the RPU (roads policing unit) Proactive team stopped a vehicle in Rowner Close, Gosport.

The vehicle and its occupants were searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, and a block of suspected Class A drugs was seized by police.

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Turhan Arda, 51, of Rowner Close, was charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

At the hearing, he was bailed with conditions by magistrates to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on November 13.

A 61-year-old man, who was arrested as part of enquiries on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to supply, has been bailed with conditions until January 11.