Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Challenger team have charged eight people in connection with drug offences.

Three of them are from Oldham, and one is from Failsworth.

Several early-morning warrants were executed across Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and also in Scotland, in connection with county lines drug dealing.

The following people have all been charged with conspiracy to supply the class B drug of cannabis.

They were remanded into custody and appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday).

They were:

Paula Fraser (43) of Lower Lime Road, Oldham

Danielle Fraser (24) of Lower Lime Road, Oldham

Ian Jeckells (44) of Kelverlow Street, Oldham

Michael Pridding (53) of Daisy Bank, Failsworth

Jamie Tully (aged 38) of Leominster Drive, Wythenshawe

Shaun Daley (35) of Leominster Drive, Wythenshawe

Ryan McKenna (44) of Perseverance Place, Holmfirth (West Yorkshire)

Cathleen Brown (55) of College Road, Dumfries (Scotland)