Young woman’s arrest as police recover bags of cocaine in A50 stop-check
A woman has been arrested after police discovered bags of cocaine nearby after carrying out a vehicle stop check on the A50. The 26-year-old was detained after officers stopped a car on the A50 near to the junction with the A522 in Uttoxeter. A package containing cocaine was recovered nearby.
Staffordshire Police say they arrested a woman on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. She has been released on conditional bail while enquires continue following the incident, which took place on Tuesday (January 9). Police say members of one of their major and organised crime proactive teams were working alongside colleagues from tactical support when they carried out the stop check.
READ: Police appeal after ‘multi-vehicle’ A50 crash leaves three in hospital[1] Paramedics say a woman suffered a suspected medical episode at the wheel before the crash near Tesco roundabout READ: Stoke-on-Trent MP Jonathan Gullis challenges Gary Lineker to stand against him – and brags he’ll win[2] Tory MP Jonathan Gullis challenged Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker to stand in Stoke-on-Trent North at the next general election A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: “The activity follows our ongoing commitment to proactively target serious and organised crime across Staffordshire.
We launched Operation Target last year and have been working with local police forces to disrupt and pursue criminals who plan, organise and commit serious criminal offences across the county, including drug supply, illegal firearms, knife crime, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.”
Police say more information about the work they have been doing can be found on their website here[3].
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References
- ^ Police appeal after ‘multi-vehicle’ A50 crash leaves three in hospital (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Stoke-on-Trent MP Jonathan Gullis challenges Gary Lineker to stand against him – and brags he’ll win (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ here (www.staffordshire.police.uk)
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