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11/01/2012
Over £1m Worth Of Cannabis Seized
Police in Hackney borough have seized 270 kilos of cannabis with a street value of more than one million pounds.
At 3pm on Monday, 9 January uniformed officers attended an underground car park in Crondall Street, N1 following concerns from a member of the public.
As a result of enquiries, a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs and remains in custody at Hackney police station at this stage.
In a nearby lock-up, officers found a large quantity of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis in cling wrap in five large laundry holders, two holdalls and several shopping bags.
There was also a set of scales and a heat wrap machine with extra cling wrap.
A vehicle at the scene was searched and a further block of cannabis resin found.
Detective Inspective Rhys Willis, from Hackney Borough's Operation Bantam, said: "These drugs were clearly being stored to be divided up and sold on and this is a good seizure for Hackney police that has taken a substantial quantity of illegal substances off the streets."
(GK)
At 3pm on Monday, 9 January uniformed officers attended an underground car park in Crondall Street, N1 following concerns from a member of the public.
As a result of enquiries, a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs and remains in custody at Hackney police station at this stage.
In a nearby lock-up, officers found a large quantity of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis in cling wrap in five large laundry holders, two holdalls and several shopping bags.
There was also a set of scales and a heat wrap machine with extra cling wrap.
A vehicle at the scene was searched and a further block of cannabis resin found.
Detective Inspective Rhys Willis, from Hackney Borough's Operation Bantam, said: "These drugs were clearly being stored to be divided up and sold on and this is a good seizure for Hackney police that has taken a substantial quantity of illegal substances off the streets."
(GK)
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