Five charged after pub drugs raid

Five men have been charged with supplying cocaine following a drugs raid at an east London pub.

Police searched two bars at Bar Bed in Leman Street - ending a 20-month inquiry codenamed Operation Telon.

The men, aged 37 to 54, from east London, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court.

Four women, aged 31 to 60, arrested in the raid have been bailed to return to a police station in September while inquiries continue.

Sixteen people were initially held as a result of the operation on 7 July.

Five of those were cautioned for possession of drugs.

One man was cautioned for possession of an offensive weapon while another man received a caution for obstruction.