CLASS A drugs worth more than £2,500 and about £1,650 in cash were seized as officers working on the Dealer a Day operation raided 11 Middlesbrough houses.

Eleven men and women, aged between 19 and 29, were arrested and charged with drug possession and/or supply offences involving crack cocaine.

Two further 28-year-old men were arrested, one for handling stolen goods, he was bailed pending further inquiries, and one on warrant was taken directly to Teesside Crown Court.

One woman and one man were arrested for drug supply offences and bailed pending forensic tests, and three other women and three men were arrested for drugs supply offences and released without charge.

Also, during the past seven days, three women appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court.

A 29-year-old was charged with possession and possession with intent to supply heroin, a bail offence and two traffic offences.

A 22-year-old was charged with possession of heroin, possession and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine.

A 59-year-old was charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.

Inspector Gary Gamesby, of Middlesbrough Police, said they would continue to act on any information given to them by members of communities affected by drug dealing.

He said: "This week's activity was a determined effort to make it uncomfortable for the dealers."

So far 407 arrests from 477 raids against suspected drug dealers have been made. Drugs worth more than £23,100 have been recovered and more than £78,600 has been seized.

Anyone with any information about drug dealers in the community can contact any police officer, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.