Police have charged one man with drug offences after an incident in Stowmarket.

Officers stopped a car containing two men in Union Street West on Thursday, January 18. 

The vehicle and the driver were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and police found items suspected to be class A drugs worth about £2,500, as well as more than £950 in cash. 

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Both of the men were arrested and taken to Martlesham police investigation centre for questioning. 

Suffolk police has now confirmed that 20-year-old Daniel Leka has been charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was remanded to appear before Suffolk Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The other man arrested, a 25-year-old, has been released on police bail while police conduct further inquiries.

He will return to the police on March 18.