Seven men charged with drug offences following raids in Bexley, Dartford and East Sussex
Seven men have been charged with drug offences following a series of raids in Bexley, Dartford and other locations.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad swooped on properties on Tuesday and arrested nine people as part of Operation Eternal.
In the combined operation with Sussex Police, 10 kilos of cocaine was seized along with £60,000 in cash.
Charges have now been brought against seven men aged between 30 and 45 for conspiracy to supply class A drugs and "being concerned in the acquisition/retention/concealment/disposal of criminal property".
They include Joseph Peyto, 30, and Joel Tait, 40, both of Abbey Drive, Dartford, as well as Kevin Wood, 43, of Cold Blow Crescent, Bexley and Daniel Gordon-Peiniger, 45, of First Avenue in Bexleyheath.
Gary Chapman, 32, and Ryan Goble, 36, both from East Sussex, were also charged as was Robert Michael Ashton, 35 from Greenwich.
They were all due to appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today.
More than 100 people have now been charged by the Met Police as part of Operation Eternal – the force's campaign to arrest those believed to be using encrypted devices to commit crimes.
The Met has labelled it "the most significant operation" it has ever launched against alleged serious and organised crime and forms part of the National Crime Agency's Operation Venetic, which has seen more than 700 people arrested across Europe.