Four charged with variety of drugs offences in connection with drug supply investigation

We have charged four people in connection with an investigation into drug supply in the Waterlooville and Portsmouth areas.

The investigation, led by Hampshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit with support from Waterlooville’s High Harm and Neighbourhood Policing Teams, spans a period between October 2019 and June 2021.

The following people have been charged as below:

·         Kenneth Alan Guy, 59, of Cardiff Road, Portsmouth with conspiracy to supply a Class A controlled drug and conspiracy to conceal/disguise/convert/transfer or remove criminal property.

·         Stephen Lyons, 59, of Curlew Gardens, Waterlooville, with being concerned in the supply of cocaine, conspiracy to conceal/disguise/convert/transfer or remove criminal property, conspiracy to deal with a Class A drug with intent to evade the prohibition on importation, conspiracy to supply a Class A controlled drug, conspiracy to supply a Class B controlled drug, failing to comply with a Section 49 notice to disclose the key to protected information and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class C.

·         Peter Ashley Morrison, 38, of Bromyard Crescent in Portsmouth, with conspiracy to supply a Class A controlled drug, conspiracy to supply a Class B controlled drug and conspiracy to conceal/disguise/convert/transfer or remove criminal property.

·         David Roberts, 46, of Victoria Road, Emsworth, with conspiracy to supply a Class A controlled drug, conspiracy to conceal/disguise/convert/transfer or remove criminal property and possession with intent to supply a Class A drug.

All four are due to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday 12 April.