Man arrested after £30k in cash and drugs found

We’ve arrested a man after suspected class A drugs, phones and more than £30,000 in cash was found during two warrants in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

On the afternoon of Thursday (5 January), we pulled over a blue Nissan which was travelling on Kidsgrove Bank to perform some checks.

We searched the inside and seized a mobile phone and a tablet for examination.

Following this, we searched two addresses in Kidsgrove and Burslem and found a number of items, including:

• Multiple bags of white powder – believed to be class A drugs
• More than £30,000 in cash
• Digital scales
• Three mobile phones
• Snap seal bags

A 53-year-old man, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A drug.

He has since been released under investigation while inquiries continue.