Man arrested after officers find cannabis plants and class A drugs in Tunstall

By Sarah Garner 9th Jan 2024

Police seized 79 cannabis plants and a large amount of class A drugs from a home in Tunstall yesterday (Staffordshire Police).
Police seized 79 cannabis plants and a large amount of class A drugs from a home in Tunstall yesterday (Staffordshire Police).

A man has been arrested after police found more than 70 cannabis plants and class A drugs at a home in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.

A man was stopped on Wardle Street at around 1.45pm yesterday (8 January), a bag containing crack cocaine was seized by police who then went onto search a property in the area.

Police found 79 cannabis plants and 20 wraps of crack cocaine, four bags of cocaine and 25 wraps of heroin, worth £570.

A man was stopped on Wardle Street, Tunstall, yesterday afternoon (Google).

A 28-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, producing a controlled drug – cannabis, possession of a controlled drug – cannabis/cannabis resin and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.

He remains in custody and inquiries are ongoing.

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