ALLEGED members of a drugs gang will appear before crown court accused of dealing heroin and crack cocaine.

Five men and one woman are said to have conspired to deal the class A drugs between October 2020 and May 2021.

They are said to have been part of an organised crime group between March 2020 and May 2021, involved in the collection, storage and delivery of drugs and laundering the proceeds of crime.

The six are due before Oxford Crown Court on Monday for a plea hearing.

Patrick Gray, 43, of Radford Close, Oxford, Richard Gray, 32, of Furrow Crescent, Curbridge, and Lewis Court, 35, of Scott Close, Kidlington, face allegations of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and participation in the activities of an organised crime group.

Mohamed Saeed Ali, 49, of Benhill, Milton Keynes, is accused of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and participating in the activities of an OCG namely the collection, delivery and storage of class A drugs and the proceeds of crime.

Jamie Shepherd-Smith, 32, of Longworth, Abingdon, faces charges of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, possession of steroids and participating in the activities of an OCG. All were remanded in custody.

Sophie Plowman, 26, of Mill Meadow, Witney, is accused of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and participating in the activities of an OCG. She was bailed.

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