A Coalville man is among 12 suspects who have been charged by detectives investigating a Class A drugs conspiracy across four counties.

Nottinghamshire Police's dedicated County Lines officers joined multiple other policing teams to carry out a series of co-ordinated raids at addresses in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire between February 26 and March 7.

They seized Class A and Class B drugs, large amounts of cash, high-value items and equipment associated with the illegal drugs trade when executing warrants at homes in Coalville, Nottingham, Mansfield and Spalding in Lincolnshire.

Four men appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on February 27 and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at Nottingham Crown Court later this month on March 27.

Godpraise Bouwen, aged 21, of Aster Road, Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Tarell Comrie-Patterson, aged 27, of Blue Bell Hill Road, Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Jaysaniel Grant, aged 25, of Blue Bell Hill Road, Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Sipho Ncube, aged 28, of Harvington Road, Birmingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs.

Six other men and a woman will make their first appearance before magistrates on March 15, including Kevin Wilde, aged 47, of Albert Road, Coalville, who has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Also due to appear are: Jephte Fikula, aged 28, of HMP Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Aiden Farah, aged 20, of Peveril Street, Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

David Poyser, aged 58, of Meden Bank, Pleasley, Mansfield, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Jeanette Talbot, aged 54, of Layton Burroughs, Mansfield, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Amang Kanyi, aged 24, of Botany Avenue, Nottingham, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs;

Laquarne Fogo, aged 19, of Cameron Road, Derby, has been charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs.

Yesterday (Thursday) a further man, Gaiel Landu, aged 23, of Collmead Court, Northampton, was also charged with conspiring to supply Class A drugs.

He is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today (Friday).

Two men, aged 20 and 23, who were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply Class A drugs, have been bailed as investigations continue.

Detective Chief Inspector Gemma Scott, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This is a complex and challenging investigation and I am pleased our recent enforcement action has allowed us to put 12 suspects before the courts.

"I would like to thank all the police teams who worked together to execute these warrants and help us secure such a successful outcome for this enforcement element of our investigation.

"Class A drugs destroy lives across our neighbourhoods and spread misery among the most vulnerable people in our communities, so our proactive police work to disrupt this illegal trade continues."

The enforcement action comes as Nottinghamshire Police continues to tackle drug dealing between neighbouring counties.

County Lines is a term used to describe urban gangs supplying drugs to other parts of the UK using dedicated mobile phone lines.