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We have arrested a man after finding heroin, crack cocaine, cannabis and £1,000 in cash in Stoke-on-Trent.
Officers from our major and organised crime proactive team stopped a man on Lanehead Road, Etruria for a search yesterday (Tuesday 7 January). We found cannabis and a suspected drug line phone.
We then searched an address linked to the man and found heroin, crack cocaine and £1,000 in cash.
A 25-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin and being concerned in the offer to supply cocaine.
He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Specialist officers across Staffordshire are working hard to target those responsible for high harm crime in our communities.
We have arrested more than 1,000 people suspected of drug and weapon offences since we launched our crackdown in May 2023.