Five arrested after police carry out drug warrants in Oswestry area
Police have made five arrests following the execution of drugs warrants at three addresses in the Oswestry area yesterday.
Warrants were carried out at addresses in Shelf Bank Close and Queen Elizabeth Close in Oswestry, and Applewood Heights in West Felton, which led to a large amount of suspected class A and class B drugs being seized.
A 34 year-old man from Powys, a 19 year-old man from Liverpool and a 51 year-old man from Oswestry were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A.
A 19 year-old man and an 18 year-old woman, both from Oswestry, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B.
T/Inspector John Weaver of West Mercia Police said: "We will continue to target drug dealing to keep our communities safe from the harm caused by drugs.
"The warrants executed yesterday are an example of how we will act decisively to tackle any reports of drug dealing in the area."
A 51 year-old man, a 19 year-old man and an 18 year-old woman, all from Oswestry, have been bailed until 20 July, 2016. A 34 year-old man from Powys and a 19 year-old man from Liverpool are currently in police custody.
