Cash and cigarettes seized in Norton

Cash
Author: Micky WelchPublished 4th Nov 2022

A large number of cigarettes, around £15,000 in cash and thousands of pounds worth of class C drugs have been seized from a Norton property following the routine stop and search of a vehicle in Middlesbrough.

An armed response vehicle stopped a white transit van on Tuesday 1st November at around 3pm on Cass House Road.

Suspected Class C Drugs

A large quantity of counterfeit cigarettes were located in the van and the 25-year-old female driver was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class C drugs.

Following the arrest officers searched an address in Norton where a large amount of cash, drugs and drugs paraphernalia were seized from the property.

Cigarettes

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Motson said: “The result of the stop and search has been really successful and we are pleased with the outcome of the vehicle and property searches.

“This has been a team effort with response officers, armed response officers and the Operational Support Unit. Thanks to their hard work and dedication we have managed to seize a number of illegal items to protect the people living in our communities.”

The female arrested has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

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