Hull: Firearms, weapons and drugs charges in Hull

Charges have been brought against three men for various offences following work by the Proactive Team in Hull. 

On Friday 8 November officers arrested six individuals in total:

– Jordan Horton Smith, 28, of Ripley Close was found at a property on Ripley Close and arrested. He was charged with robbery and having a blade, namely a kitchen knife, in a public place. The charges were in connection with an incident at a shop on Greenwood Avenue, Hull on Sunday 4 August. 

– A section 18 search was conducted at a property on 12th Avenue. Wayne McHale, 34, of 12th Avenue was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, namely a shotgun, and possession of a class A drug with intent to supply. A tub of what’s thought to be heroin was seized. The drugs are thought to be worth in the region of £15,000.

– A suspect was spotted in his vehicle on Vane Street, stopped and arrested. Officers spotted a blue mug containing over two dozen wraps of what was thought to be crack cocaine and heroin. It was seized as well as £75 in cash and a mobile phone. Stephen Worrall, 39, from Oakington Garth was charged with two counts of possessing a class A drug with intent to supply, and possessing criminal property namely cash.

– A property was visited on Alliance Avenue and a man wanted on prison recall was arrested and taken back to jail. 

– A 43-year-old man was arrested on Carr Lane on suspicion of possessing a firearm, threats to kill, and possessing a class A drug with intent to supply. He’s been bailed to appear at a police station at a later date.

– A man was seen on Leonard Street walking towards the city centre. He was stop searched and found to have spice, cash and a mobile phone on him. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing a class B drug, namely spice, and bailed to appear at a police station next month.

If you have any information for us about anything you’re concerned about, please contact us. Our Proactive Team act on intelligence they gather themselves as well as on information passed on by the public. 

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