Cops seize £20k of drugs and cash as crackdown raids continue

Cops seized nearly £20,000 of medication and money throughout a raid in Foxbar.

Officers from the power’s Alcohol and Violence Discount Unit swooped in on a automobile parked in Oliphant Crescent as a part of an ongoing restoration operation on Friday night.

The raid on the car, which occurred round 5pm after cops turned as much as raid a close-by handle, uncovered a “vital” haul of medication and money.

Following a search of the car, police found 1000's of kilos price of what's believed to be the Class-A drug cocaine, in addition to £7,000 in money.

Different property was additionally seized from the car.

The medicine recovered have been despatched away for testing and are understood to have a road whole road worth of £13,000.

Inspector Laura Hamill, of Paisley’s group policing group, mentioned: “Officers in possession of search warrants issued underneath the Misuse of Medication Act attended at Oliphant Crescent in Foxbar on April 29 with the intention of looking a close-by property.

Do not miss the newest headlines from round Renfrewshire. Signal as much as our newsletters right here.

“Throughout this operation, officers had trigger to look a car on the road, resulting in the numerous restoration of gear and money from the car.

“Officers concerned with the Alcohol and Violence Discount Unit and Paisley’s group policing group recovered a amount of what's believed to be cocaine and money in addition to different propert in the course of the search.

“The estimated road worth of the substance discovered throughout the car is £13,000.

“One man has been arrested in reference to alleged medicine provide offences.”

Since final week, police have eliminated nearly £45,000 of medication from the streets of Renfrewshire.

Hauls of cocaine, heroin and natural hashish have been seized as a part of ongoing drug bust operations, with senior officers vowing to sort out the blight of medication on the streets of the native authority.

Specific readers with info ought to name police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Post a Comment

Previous Post Next Post