Hartlepool Police plea after seven people are arrested in drugs raids
Police have urged the public to continue speaking to them about suspected drug dealing in their neighbourhoods following a spate of arrests.
Seven people were detained after Hartlepool Police raided two separate addresses in town on the same day.
Police say the searches resulted from information provided to them by the public and insist “we always act upon information given to us.”
A house in Gullane Grove, in the Owton Manor area, was the first to be searched with officers seizing suspected heroin from the kitchen.
Three people, two men aged 22 and 30 and a 22-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs.
Officers then searched a house in Octavia Drive and recovered a batch of suspected cocaine.
Three women aged 41, 35 and 27 along with a 19-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs.
The were all taken to police custody for questioning and later released on bail while investigations continue.
Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Adrian Dack said: “We know the problems that drug dealing, and the ASB that comes with it, causes for our communities.
“These searches resulted from information provided to us by the public.
“We always act upon information given to us, and we’d ask you to continue speaking to us.
“You can call us directly on 101 with or provide details online via our website.
“Alternatively, if you feel uncomfortable providing information directly to us, you can give information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”