Man arrested on suspicion of drug supply in Telford

A man was on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs by officers from Telford, earlier today.

The man, aged 35, was located in Tipton in the West Midlands and is believed to be involved in supplying class A drugs into Telford.

During the arrest officers searched a property in Tipton where they seized four mobile phones, £4,000 in cash and a number of items believed to be stolen goods.

The arrest forms part of a county lines investigation into drugs supply into Telford. The man remains in police custody as enquiries continue.

Detective Sergeant Tim Atherton, from Telford’s Proactive CID, said: “We continue to work with the local community to protect them from the impact and harm of drugs.

“We will not accept drug dealing within our communities, drugs bring too much devastation to too many people.

“Today we have successfully arrested a man on suspicion of supplying drugs in Telford, and he remains in custody as we continue our investigation.”

The local community can help by continuing to report any signs of criminal activity – the easiest way to do this is on our website. Any bit of information, no matter how small it may seem, could help make a big difference. You can report online under the Tell Us About section at West Mercia Police.

If you have information about drugs and drugs supply and don’t want to speak to police you can report information anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ .

This operation forms part of Operation Target – West Mercia Police’s work to tackle serious and organised crime.