SIX men have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine following a police raid.

The group were arrested last Thursday following raids on an industrial premises in Warrington.

The six were charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.

Richard Gray, aged 33, Jean-Pierre Bourdet, aged 49, Jordan Bourdet, aged 23, Craig Booth, aged 33, and Steven Rogers, aged 44, all from Warrington and 23-year-old Keith Cosgrove from Widnes were all remanded in custody following the brief appearance.

A seventh man, a 48-year-old also from Warrington, was arrested as part of the raids.

He was due to appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court as the Warrington Midweek was going to press.