Company director Andreas Nicolas joins chartered accountant Charles Charalambous and two others charged after major suspected organised crime group arrests on Tuesday

A fourth man has been charged following a Met Police operation on Tuesday morning targeting a major suspected organised crime group.

Andreas Nicolas, 64 (10.11.61) of Duxford, Cambridgeshire was charged overnight with possession of a firearm (a revolver) and possession of a weapon to discharge a noxious thing, namely electricity, both contrary to Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968.

The company director was remanded in custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday, 1 October).

Nicolas was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning as part of a wider operation that saw warrants executed at 24 addresses and 17 people arrested. A further arrest was made later the same day.

He was bailed on Tuesday evening, but was re-arrested on Wednesday after officers carrying out searches of properties as part of the operation found weapons suspected of belonging to him.

He is the fourth person to be charged following Tuesday’s arrests.

Chartered accountant Charles Charalambous, 56 (24.11.69) of Claremont Road, Cockfosters was charged with wounding with intent to cause GBH to resist arrest in relation to an incident where a police officer was stabbed while executing a warrant.

He appeared at the same court yesterday and indicated he would plead not guilty to wounding with intent to prevent or resist arrest

Prosecutor David Burns told the court that a sum of cash totalling £500,000 was found at the property.

The court heard that Charalambous, who was at home with his wife and three children, suspected burglars were breaking in when police arrived.

Charalambous was remanded in custody to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, 29 October.

Bradley Byford, 37 (30.07.89) of Spellbrook Lane East, Bishop’s Stortford was charged with possession of a weapon to discharge a noxious thing, namely electricity.

Byford was bailed to appear at the same court on the same day.

Carl Robinson, 49 (25.06.77) of Stanford Rivers, Essex was charged with possession of offensive weapons in a private place, namely three knives.

Robinson’s case was adjourned for discussion of a legal matter. He was bailed to appear again at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday, 1 October).

All four men who have been charged also remain under investigation as part of the wider operation and have been bailed for those offences alongside the other 14 arrested on Tuesday.