Cannabis seized following drugs raid at a house in Gloucester

Children were also being sold drugs from the property

Author: Isabel KimbreyPublished 15th Jan 2021

Police have seized several bags of cannabis and other drug-related paraphernalia after discovering a grow at a premises in Gloucester.

The discovery was made at a property on Stratford road yesterday (Wednesday 13) following reports the tenant had been selling drugs to children in the local community.

The Local Policing team obtained an out of hours drugs warrant and attended and discovered several bags of cannabis along with growing equipment and scales.

No-one was there when police arrived but the suspect has been identified and the investigation is ongoing.

The find was dismantled after it was made safe by electricians.

Local Policing Inspector Si Motala said:

"This clearly demonstrates that we take community concerns very seriously, particularly here where the drug dealing has been aimed at vulnerable and young people."

Anyone with information about this is asked to contact police using our website, quoting incident 240 of 13 January. You can also call police on 101.

If you believe drug activity is taking place you can report this to police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.

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