Woman arrested as 'hard' drugs seized
Last updated 12:40, Friday, 04 July 2008
A Workington woman was arrested after police seized class A and C drugs at a flat as part of operation Ditch the Dealer.
The team of 15 police and police community safety officers forced open the front door of a flat on Glenn Road, Moorclose, and searched it at 3pm yesterday.
Police got a search warrant after receiving intelligence about the evidence of drug misuse at the Derwent and Solway housing association property.
A woman was held at Workington police station yesterday, but had not been charged this morning.
Police believe they have recovered a quantity of cannabis, amphetamine and possibly heroin.
The search warrant was part of the Ditch the Dealer operation looking at encouraging people in the community to give information to police about the misuse of drugs in west Cumbria.
The operation saw three search warrants carried out last week. Workington police arrested seven people from properties on Grasmere Avenue, Topaz Avenue and Beverley Close after finding evidence of heroin, amphetamine and cannabis.
One was charged for the possession of a controlled drug. The other six have been bailed to return to Workington police station at a later date.
Yesterday’s operation was led by new police community officers Alison St Quinton and Carolyn Orr.
PC St Quinton said: “We found evidence of class A and class C drugs. We think there was cannabis, but will have to investigate the rest. Leaflets were issued to neighbours to let them know what was going on in the area and for reassurance. We want to reduce the amount of antisocial behaviour here and make people’s lives better.”
PC Orr said: “We received evidence of drug misuse at the property. People are encouraged to come forward if they suspect someone is using or dealing drugs. They can speak to us confidentially.”
Sergeant Mark Wear said: “We hope this will heighten the profile of PCs and PCSOs in the area. There were two new PCS leading this operation.
“We will continue to target properties as long as information is passed to us.”
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