Man in custody after £200k heroin find

By Admin
Published 16th Feb 2016, 12:21 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2017, 19:42 BST
A STASH of £200,000 worth of heroin was found in a car during a search on the M1 motorway.

Police officers stopped a Ford Focus car on the southbound side of the M1, near to Meadowhall, at around 2pm on Wednesday, February 10.

Police said they found 2kg of heroin - thought to be worth in excess of £200,000.

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Steven James Richards (43), of Hartley Brook Road in Sheffield, was charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs and appeared at Rotherham Magistrates' Court on Friday, February 12. 

Richards was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on March 11.