Four men have now been charged in connection with the seizure of 1.3 tonnes of cannabis resin in Mayland with an estimated street value of £6.6 million.
On Wednesday, January 28, police found drugs at an address in Grange Avenue and subsequently three men were charged and appeared before Basildon Magistrates.
But yesterday, Monday, February 9, Daniel Brazier, 38, of Gadwell Close in London, became the fourth man charged with being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
He has been remanded in police custody to appear before magistrates in Southend later this morning.
The trio originally arrested, Danny Sharland, 41 of Highwood Close, Brentwood, Danny Williams, 41, of no fixed address, and Peter Tough, 53, of Leslie Road, Newham, East London appeared before magistrates in Basildon on Friday, January 29.
They have been remanded in police custody and will appear for a plea and case management hearing on April 29.
A fifth man, a 35-year-old man from Brentwood, who was also arrested, has been released on police bail pending further enquiries until May 5.
