Police seize drugs and arms in swoops after leads from public

Police have said they will “continue to pursue” people who “bring harm and misery to their local communities” after they seized drugs, weapons and cash during searches.

- Carl Eve carleve@reachplccom

Avon and Somerset Police announced that their latest search warrant, conducted in the Bath and North East Somerset area, was in response to concerns raised by residents. As a result of those concerns, neighbourhood officers, backed up by tactical police units, carried out searches at a property and an outbuilding at a second address in Midsomer Norton on Wednesday, November 19.

The force said this was the latest in a series of search warrants to be executed and was the direct result of information which had been shared by concerned members of the public.

Neighbourhood Inspector Stuart King said: “This is the latest in the series of drug warrants we have carried out in the area.

“These warrants reflect the excellent proactive work being carried out by officers from the neighbourhood policing teams and have resulted in large quantities of drugs being taken off our streets in recent months.