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We have arrested four people after finding £40,000-worth of high value goods, £42,000-worth of drugs and a number of weapons as our fight against serious and organised crime continues.
Yesterday (28 September), we acted on local intelligence and searched six separate addresses and two vehicles in the Rugeley area. We found:
Following the activity, we arrested four men on suspicion of a number of offences, including:
Inspector Chris Moss, from the Cannock local policing team, said: “This is a significant seizure of harmful substances, dangerous weapons and high value goods following a number of co-ordinated proactive warrants in the area.
“Through Operation Target, we are continuing to work with regional police forces to share information, pursue suspects and proactively tackle those involved in serious and organised crime in Staffordshire and to make our streets as safe as we can.
“We are committed to disrupting and pursuing people who plan, organise and commit serious criminal offences across the county, including drug supply, illegal firearms, knife crime, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.”
To read more about our work in tackling serious and organised crime, visit: Major operation to target serious organised crime launched | Staffordshire Police