Six men from Bedford have been charged after a police operation targeting suspected enablers of serious and organised crime.
It follows an operation by Bedfordshire Police’s Operation Costello earlier this week, which involved more than 100 officers carrying out search warrants at nine addresses across Bedford.
Read: Six arrested in Bedford after major police operation to disrupt organised crime
Nine men were arrested in total and six have now been charged.
- Hari Pal, 57, of Avon Drive
- Jerome Burnell, 54, of Goldington Green
- Sunil Mal, 35, of Pentland Rise
- Giuseppe Graziano, 34, from Brickhill
Have been charged with encouraging the commission of an offence believing it will be committed and proceeds of crime offences.
Mal and Pal were also charged with possession with intent to supply cannabis.
- Ylli Bezati, 46, of Meadway, was charged with cannabis production and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug.
- Erjon Bezati, 33, of Stancliffe Road, was charged with fraud and offences linked to false identity documents.
All six men appeared at Luton Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday) and were remanded into custody. They are due to appear at Luton Crown Court next month.
The three other men arrested in Tuesday’s enforcement have been released under investigation.
