Six men have been charged with supplying cocaine and cannabis after police raids in Stevenage, Bishop's Stortford and Stotfold on 24 September, the force says.
Six men have been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, after a police operation against a drug line serving Stevenage. Hertfordshire Constabulary says the “Adam” line is suspected of supplying Class A and Class B drugs to the town between January and September 2026.
Officers from the force’s Serious and Organised Crime Investigations Unit carried out warrants on Thursday 24 September. The addresses were in Stevenage, Bishop’s Stortford, about 15 miles to the east, and Stotfold in Bedfordshire, about eight miles to the north. Six men were arrested. The force says drugs, cash and “numerous mobile phones suspected of being used for criminal activity” were seized.
The details come from the force’s statement of 25 September. The Stevenage Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Operational Support Group supported the operation.
Who has been charged
The force named the six men charged as:
- Ethan Atkinson, aged 18, of Exchange Road, Stevenage
- Steven Flecknell, aged 50, of no fixed address
- Robbie Draper, aged 25, of Mossbury Way, Stevenage
- Benjamin Brooks, aged 44, of Willow Herb Way, Stotfold
- Aaron White, aged 23, of Claymores, Stevenage
- Ryan Lee, aged 25, of no fixed address
A charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. None of the six has been convicted of these offences. The force has not published court dates.
Detective Sergeant Chris Cowell, of the investigations unit, said the operation was “the culmination of months of work” on the line. “Drug dealing and associated criminal activity causes harm and suffering to our local communities,” he said. “We rely on intelligence from the public to help us bring drugs suppliers to justice, so if you have any information, please report it.”
Drugs in the local figures
The charges came three days after Stevenage’s three neighbourhood police teams named drugs as a priority in every part of the town. Central Stevenage’s team is focusing on Bedwell and Pin Green. The north team named Wisden Road, Vardon Road, Fairview Road, Meadway and North Road. We set out the full list in our story on the new priorities.
Police recorded 388 drug offences across the three Stevenage neighbourhoods in the twelve months to July 2026, according to police.uk. North Stevenage had the most, with 148. Central had 125 and South 115. The monthly total peaked at 52 in March 2026.
These figures count offences police recorded, and many drug offences are found through stop and search, warrants and patrols. A higher month usually means more police activity, not necessarily more drugs. The figures do not show which offences, if any, relate to this operation.
What it means for you
You can pass on information about drug dealing without giving your name.
- Report online at herts.police.uk/report, or call 101.
- Call 999 if a crime is happening now.
- Stay completely anonymous through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The force says its neighbourhood priorities come partly from resident surveys. You can take part through Herts Connected, its free messaging service.
Sources
- Hertfordshire Constabulary, Six charged in connection with Stevenage drug network, published 25 September 2026.
- Hertfordshire Constabulary, New local priorities set for Stevenage, published 22 September 2026.
- police.uk street-level crime data for the Stevenage North, Stevenage Central and Stevenage South neighbourhoods, August 2025 to July 2026, queried on 28 September 2026.
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