A MAN has been charged and four people arrested as police stormed six homes as part of a drugs crackdown.

The charge and arrests were part of an operation by police to disrupt the supply of drugs and firearms in Southampton.

Six warrants were carried out in homes across the city on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Police say they seized a quantity of suspected Class B drugs, a knife, four crossbows and nunchucks.

The homes were in Imperial Avenue, Outer Circle, Richmond Gardens, Witts Hill, Victory Crescent and Shirley Road.

Stanley Woods, aged 18, of Imperial Avenue, Southampton, has been charged with conspiracy to import controlled drugs of Class B, conspiracy to supply a Class B drug and two charges of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs – cocaine and ecstasy.

He was remanded and appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court this morning.

He is due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on December 18.

Four people were arrested as a result of the operation:

• A 16-year-old girl, from Fareham, has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. She was interviewed by officers and released on bail, with conditions.

• A 17-year-old boy, from Southampton, has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. He was interviewed by officers and bailed with conditions.

• A 20-year-old woman, from Southampton, has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. She was interviewed by officers and bailed with conditions.

• A 35-year-old woman, from Southampton, has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm. She was interviewed by officers and released under investigation.