Two men arrested in Weymouth as Police uncover class A drugs worth thousands of pounds
The Dorset force searched a hotel room in the town
Last updated 29th Sep 2021
Yesterday afternoon Officers from the Weymouth and Portland policing teams located several individuals in the Park District that appeared to be involved in drug activity.
They searched a man for being in possession of suspected class A drugs.
He was then arrested for possession with intent to supply the class A drugs.
Subsequently an address in Weymouth was searched whereby a male, who is not local, was located and after further drugs found.
This second male was also arrested for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
He was confirmed to be staying in a hotel in Weymouth so officers attended there for a further search of his room. Located hidden in the room were two packages suspected to contain a large amount of Class A drugs.
Both males remain in Custody and enquiries are being progressed. Although unconfirmed it is estimated that the street value of drugs seized yesterday to be in the region of £3500.
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