Two Birmingham men charged in relation to County Lines operation in three West Midlands cities
West Midlands Police said that the charges relate to a suspected County Lines drugs operation in Birmingham, Worcester and Leicester.
Rahim Iqbal, aged 22 and Haseeb Khan, aged 19, both from Birmingham appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, April 15) for a first hearing.
The two men had been arrested and charged for drug offences to supply Class A drugs.
The charges related to “being concerned in the supply of crack-cocaine and heroin between 1 November last year and 13 April this year”.
In addition to this, they were also charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation between the same dates.
Iqbal and Khan are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on (Wednesday, May 13).
Local West Midlands Police worked with Leicestershire Police and West Mercia Police on the matter.