A MAN has been charged with possession of class B drugs with intent to supply after being arrested at the Essex University campus in Wivenhoe.

Kieran Smallin, 21, of Hornsey Road, London, was arrested just before 9am on Tuesday.

He was later charged with one count of possession with intent to supply cannabis and one count of possession with intent to supply amphetamine.

He appeared before magistrates in Colchester yesterday.

The arrest was made by officers from Operation Saturn, a team set up to tackle drug dealing and gang related violence in the north of the county.

The security team based at the university apprehended Smallin and handed him over to officers.

He will appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on March 9 and was remanded in custody after yesterday's hearing.