Staffordshire Police has seized a large amount of monkey dust, worth around £1.5 million, from a van in Longton.

Following intelligence, officers from the major and organised crime department carried out a warrant on Thursday 17 December.

They seized a vehicle parked on a street off Weston Coyney Road, near the junction of the A520 Weston Road.

Inside the vehicle, which Staffordshire Police believed to be linked to the supply of monkey dust, about 25 kilograms of the synthetic cathinone, class B drug was discovered.

Superintendent Phil Bryan, who leads on Staffordshire Police's dedicated monkey dust operation, Operation Rivent, said: "This continues to be a force priority for us.

"We are determined to take robust action against anyone found to be involved in the supply of monkey dust in Staffordshire, while also helping the often vulnerable users of this substance to receive appropriate support from partners and the wider community."