FIVE Bolton men have been charged following the latest series of police dawn raids.

Lancashire Police, supported by Greater Manchester Police, searched properties in Bolton, Bury and Preston as part of Operation Challenger.

Those accused following Thursday’s police action are:

Mohammed Taymure Khan, 32, of Hilden Street, The Haulgh, was charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs

Naheem Aslam, 33, of Crescent Road, Burnden, was charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs

Junaed Alam, 26, of Gibraltar Street, Deane, was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs

Mohammed Umar Frank Patel, 30, of Mornington Road, Halliwell, was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs

Ricky Parmar, 33, of Rowton Street, Hall I’ Th’ Wood, was charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs

Four men from Preston were charged and the tenth suspect is Dhiren Lad, 33, of Stanley Road, Bury, who was charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs.

All 10 were due before Preston Magistrates’ Court today.