POLICE have charged 25 people with drugs offences after carrying out a series of dawn raids.

As part of Operation Cairo, officers raided four houses in North Manchester on Wednesday, April 10.

The 25 people include Arslan Aftab, aged 24, of Hillwood Avenue, Prestwich, who is charged with multiple counts of supplying heroin and cocaine.

Jenico Maguire, aged 20, of Windsor Avenue, Whitefield, is charged with producing cannabis, supplying heroin and possessing heroin with intent to supply.

A 43-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman from Whitefield were arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis and released without charge.

They were due to appear before Manchester magistrates today.