£10,000 in cash, 3.5kg of cannabis worth £48,000, and 73kg of suspected illicit tobacco and more than 22,000 suspected illicit cigarettes were seized during police raids in Peterborough.
Officers raided seven properties in central Peterborough this morning (Tuesday June 18) as part of an operation to tackle drug supply and organised crime.
Raids were carried out in the Millfield area as part of a joint operation between the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), Cambridgeshire police, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), immigration services and Peterborough City Council.
The warrants covered three shops and their adjoining residential properties in London Road and two in Lincoln Road, as well as a residential property in Chaucer Road.
A man in his 40s was arrested in Lincoln Road on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis and remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.
The enforcement activity forms part of ‘Alliance’ – a local ‘Clear Hold Build’ initiative to regenerate and revitalise an area in Millfield.
More information about Alliance can be found on the force’s dedicated Alliance campaign webpage.
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