Five Men Charged Over Drug Supply Plot Across Lancashire, Manchester Airport

Five men aged between 24 and 31 were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine following a major investigation by Lancashire Police's East Targeted Crime Unit into the supply of Class A drugs from Bradford into Burnley and Pendle. The arrests occurred at Manchester Airport and addresses in Colne and Burnley, with seizures including heroin, crack cocaine, mobile phones, cash, and drug preparation items. The men—Bilal Hussain, Adam Hussain, Islaam Nazir, Asif Ali, and Shoaib Safdar—were remanded into custody and are due to appear before Blackburn Magistrates' Court. Separately, in Pennsylvania, seven individuals were charged with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl across several counties, with one mid-level dealer, Benjamin Simms, trafficking between 30 and 40 pounds of methamphetamine over a year. These cases highlight ongoing law enforcement efforts in both the UK and the US to combat drug trafficking and its impact on communities.