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Four men have been arrested after heroin, cocaine, cash and a mobile phone were seized during drugs raids in Stoke-on-Trent.

As part of an ongoing operation to target county lines drug supply in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, officers from our major and organised crime proactive team executed three warrants at three addresses in Tunstall on Tuesday (4 November).

As a result, three men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

They are a 22-year-old, a 37-year-old and a 32-year-old, all from Stoke-on-Trent.

All three men have been released on bail while our enquiries continue.

Following further proactive investigations by the team, a 24-year-old man, also from Stoke-on-Trent, was also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs on the same day.

He has also been released on bail.

Tuesday’s operation uncovered a mobile phone, an estimated £500-worth of class A drugs and £5,000 in cash.

The activity follows our ongoing commitment to proactively target serious and organised crime across Staffordshire.

We launched Operation Target in May 2023 and have been working 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.