A man from Cumbria has been charged in connection with an investigation into the supply of class A drugs in Dorset.

A man from Cumbria has been charged in connection with an investigation into the supply of class A drugs in Dorset.

Vladamir Rina, 37, from Great Urswick, was arrested by officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) in Cumbria on Tuesday morning (8 April).

Rina has been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs, namely cocaine, and remanded in custody to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on 8 May.

Three other men, one from Bournemouth, one from Southampton and one of no fixed address, have already been charged with drugs supply offences as part of the same investigation.