15-year-old charged after police uncover suspected crack cocaine and heroin stash
Published 2nd Jun 2026, 18:07 GMT
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with drug dealing offences after police recovered more than 50 wraps of suspected crack cocaine and heroin in Middlesbrough.
At 3:30pm on Saturday (May 30), police spotted a teenage boy carrying out suspected drug activity in Middlesbrough.
The 15-year-old boy was stopped on Waterloo Road, arrested and taken into custody.
Officers seized over 50 individual deals of suspected crack cocaine and heroin when he was searched.
They also recovered an iPhone and £20 in cash, and a subsequent address search led officers to seize another £115 in cash.
The 15-year-old boy was charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on Monday (Jun 1).