Police have charged seven men as part of their investigation into the Class A drugs supply conspiracy.
The investigation, headed by the East Exploitation Team, looked into the supply of heroin and crack cocaine between Accrington and Manchester from September of last year to June.
As part of their enquiries, officers found heroin, cash, mobile phones and drugs paraphernalia.
The following men have been charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine.
Phillip Rhodes, 07/03/1976, of Cross Street, Accrington.
Hasnain Ashraf, 29/06/1990, of Frederick Street, Accrington.
Paul Moxham, 17/10/1973, of Whalley Road, Altham West.
Aston Johnson, 10/11/2003, of Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle.
Lewis Lord, 17/08/2001, of South Square, Blackpool.
Sameer Amin, 25/12/1992, of Hovey Close, Manchester. Also charged with being concerned in the supply of a cannabis.
Lloyd Spencer, 16/08/1983, of Hawkshead Road, Manchester.
They have all since appeared before local magistrates. Ashraf, Lord, Amin and Spencer were all remanded into custody to appear before a judge at the crown court later this year. The rest were released on conditional bail.
Police officers now need to speak to Joseph Oakes (pictured), 22, from Accrington as part of their enquiries. He has links to Accrington and Preston.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to email 3282@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 356 of June 19, 2023.