Surrey Police have successfully dismantled a network of suspected drug dealers after a number of raids which took place this morning.

This follows months of hard work and planning and 22 people have now been arrested on suspicion of carrying class a drugs.

The operation was mounted after Surrey Police received intelligence suggesting that drug dealers were supplying class A drugs from various addresses.

Those arrested are currently in police custody.

Vicar Charged With Sex Offences

A retired Church of England vicar from West Sussex has been charged with historic sex offences against boys and young men dating back over 40 years.

The 68 year old from Handcross faces eight charges of indecent assault on a 15-year-old boy and five males aged 17 to 34 between 1970 and 1986.

The man is on bail and will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 27 February.

Police Seek Coach Arson Witnesses

Sussex Police are appealing for any potential witnesses to an arson that happened last Friday in a coach park in Crawley.

West Sussex fire brigade were called to Stephenson Way to deal with a coach fire around 9.30pm on January 24th.

One coach had been extensively damaged and a second vehicle suffered some minor damage.

The incident is being treated as suspicious and is being investigated as arson.

Police are urging anyone who was in the Stephenson Way area on Friday and may have seen something suspicious to contact Sussex police on 101 quoting serial number 1460.

A collection of more than 200 coins have been sold at auction for more than £28,000.

The Roman, British and Islamic coins have been passed down by down for over a century by the Sussex family. The auction which was held by Bellmans Auctioneers in Wisborough Green in West Sussex saw a gold £5 Victoria coin that dates back to 1887 go for £1400 as well as a Roman coin retch £1100.
About a third of the coins were sold to collectors who had attended the sale, another third were bought by phone bidders and the remaining coins were sold to internet buyers.