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Police Officers carrying out warrants have arrested two men on suspicion of drug offences.

Following intelligence, officers first searched a property in Brown Edge yesterday (Thursday 28 August).

A total of £1,500 was seized from the property.

A 54-year-old man, from the Leek area, was arrested a short time later on suspicion of conspiring to supply a class A drug; cocaine.

Later, officers searched an associated property in the Chell area of Stoke-on-Trent.

A 44-year-old man, of no-fixed-address, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of cocaine. He has since been released on bail.

The 54-year-old man has been released with no further action to be taken.

The arrests are the latest in a major and organised crime department’s (MOCD) ongoing focus on disrupting drugs lines in Staffordshire.

To date, a total of six people have been convicted in the last eight months, as they have continued to tackle the illegal supply of class A drugs in response to community intelligence and information.

Detective Chief Inspector Ian Fitzgerald, of the MOCD team, said: “We are determined to crack down on the supply of these illegal substances in Staffordshire and will do all we can to apprehend those involved.”

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