Ten men, including seven from Oxfordshire, have been charged in connection with an alleged cocaine drug dealing gang spanning the south of England.

They were charged last night with conspiracy to supply class A drugs following 23 raids by police across the region - including 14 in Oxford, Didcot, Deddington and Banbury - on Tuesday.

They are due to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court this morning.

The men are Stephen Munro, 29, of Valley Road, Banbury; Elton Celbeqiri, 28, of Margarets Road, Oxford; Oltjon B Nezha, 34, of Mendip Heights, Didcot; Leon Cohadari, 30, of The Paddocks, Deddington; Gentian Harizaj, 26, of Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford; Rickson Gill, 24, of Garsington Road, Cowley, and Elmond Koshaj, 34, of Kestrel Crescent, Oxford.

Ulijan Nelku, 29, of Raglan Gardens, Caversham, Reading; Klodian Kono, 37, Lynchford Road, Farnborough and Albert Kovaci, 35, of Glenville Avenue, Enfield, were also charged Four other men arrested in the operation have been released on police bail until 30 April.