DCSIMG

Sponsored by Lumley Castle
£50,000 drugs haul seized

POLICE seized £50,000-worth of cannabis plants when they raided two suspected drug dens.

Three people were arrested when officers, acting on a tip-off, targeted homes in Seaham and Blackhall.

They found 20 mature plants, each worth 1,000, plus growing equipment at a home in Ocean View, Blackhall Rocks, on Thursday afternoon.

In a second raid in Stewart Street, Dawdon, Seaham, officers using a sniffer dog found a small-scale farm during a raid at 7.30am yesterday.

A detailed search of the cottage recoved nine large plants and 50 seedlings, which police say have a potential street value of 30,000.

Bags of cannabis leaves and lighting equipment were also recovered.

A 16-year-old girl and two men aged in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and released on police bail.

Acting Sergeant George Curry, of Seaham police, said: "This is part of an ongoing operation throughout the district of Easington.

"We always welcome any information from the general public about drugs activity."

Sergeant Ian Dickenson, of Peterlee police, added: "This information was given to us anonymously and if anyone wants to pass it on to us in that way we will act on it."


loading...
Find It

"Business owner? - Claim your business and Advertise with us"

In association with qype logo

Looking for...

Featured advertisers

Jobs

Search for a job

Motors

Search for a car

Property

Search for a house

Weather for Sunderland

Thursday 09 February 2012

5 day forecast

Today

Light sleet

Light sleet

Temperature: 0 C to 3 C

Wind Speed: 7 mph

Wind direction: South

Tomorrow

Cloudy

Cloudy

Temperature: -3 C to 2 C

Wind Speed: 15 mph

Wind direction: South

Press Complaints Commission

This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission’s Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking here.

If you remain dissatisfied with the response provided then you can contact the PCC by clicking here.