£1 million worth of heroin found at house

By Antony Clay
Published 18th Feb 2016, 15:29 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2017, 13:32 BST
A MEXBOROUGH man and woman have appeared in court after police recovered heroin with an estimated street value of £1 million.

They were part of a gang of  five who appeared at Doncaster Magistrates' Court yesterday (Wednesday) on drugs charges.

Jacqueline Williams (36) and Michael Scholey (40), of Conway Terrace in Mexborough, were charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug along with Liam Couper (28), Michael Dunstan (26) and Jamie Hamilton (28), all of Wolsey Avenue, Doncaster.

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Couper, Dunstan and Hamilton have also been charged with producing cannabis.

Hamilton and Scholey were remanded to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on March 16 and February 19 respectively.

Couper, Dunstan and Williams were released on court bail to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on March 16.

The charges come after officers uncovered the drugs during a search of a property in Doncaster on Wednesday where approximately 5.7 kilogrammes of class A drug heroin, with an estimated street value of around £1 million, was recovered.

Five mature cannabis plants and £1,400 in cash were also found in the property.

Officers also uncovered 75 grams of heroin at a second house in the Doncaster area.