Three held after £180,000 amphetamine seized

11:26am Friday 10th July 2009

By Matt Smith

THREE man face drug charges following a seizure of 20 kilos of amphetamine with an estimated street value of £180,000.

Donald Brian Haisman, 47, of Gerard Crescent, Thornhill; Brian John Street, 45, of Wimpson Lane, Southampton; and Sean Michael Osbourne, 26, from Chichester, West Sussex have all been charged with conspiracy to supply Class B drugs between January 1 and July 9.

They were arrested after armed officer brandishing machine guns swooped on Terminus Terrace in Southampton at 11am on Wednesday morning.

The operation was led by officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Serious and Organised Crime Unit.

Three other people were also arrested.

Two women aged 17 and 27, and a 32-year-old man, have been released on bail until August pending further inquiries.

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