TWO men are due to appear in court today charged with class A drugs offences.

Hanad Abdisalam, 23, of Holcroft Road, London and Abdul Quleten, 23, of Frampton Park Road, London are both due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine.

They were arrested by officers from Operation Raptor at Nether Priors, Basildon, at 6.20pm on July 18..

Operation Raptor teams have been set up across the county to detect and disrupt gangs who travel to Essex to deal drugs and cause violence.