The offences range from drink driving to driving while disqualified and the men were set to appear in court.

Nine men from across Staffordshire have been charged with driving-related offences.

Staffordshire Police said that officers had, in response to residents’ concerns, arrested and charged the drivers over offences including drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance.

The men were all due to appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday. No details are yet available for their appearances.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: “In response to residents’ concerns over vehicle and driving-related offences across Staffordshire, a number of people have been charged and are due to appear in court.

“A total of nine men are due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Thursday, November 5) over a number of offences including drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance.

“They include:

Idris Abdurasid, 31, of Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, charged with driving while unfit through drink
Roy Bucktowar, 48, of Stone, charged with driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance
Sigitas Kasparaitis, 43, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit, driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance
Huruy Kfle, 25, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, charged with driving motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence
Joseph Machin, 19, of Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit
Aarron Parton, 29, of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, two counts of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of specified controlled drug above the specified limit and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place
Krystian Sienkiewicz, 44, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit
Jacob Stevenson, 36, of Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specific controlled drug above the specified limit
Roger Zake, 41, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.

“It comes as we continue to crackdown on careless and irresponsible drivers across Staffordshire as part of our ongoing Operation Lightening.”