A SUSPECTED drugs den has been shut down by police in Stockton.

Officers from the Stockton Neighbourhood team and the Community Action team charged a 35-year-old man with possessing class A drugs following a stop and search.

As a result of the charge, a property on Norton Road which was believed to be used for drugs activity has been closed down and boarded up.

The man will appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on January 19, 2021.