Eight arrested as drugs raids sweep across East Riding of Yorkshire
Operation led to multiple arrests and drug seizures worth £20k
A coordinated series of drugs raids led to eight arrests across the East Riding of Yorkshire this morning, with authorities executing warrants at multiple locations.
The operation was spearheaded by the Northbank Organised Crime Group (OCG) team and involved assistance from several police units including the Kinetic Intervention Team, Southbank OCG teams, Proactive and Neighbourhood Policing Officers, along with the British Transport Police and West Yorkshire Police.
In total, nine warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act were executed at various addresses in Driffield and Bridlington.
The police seized over 1kg of suspected drugs, estimated to be worth £20,000, alongside cash, mobile phones, and suspected drug paraphernalia.
Those arrested included four men, aged 19, 21, 25, and 45and two women, aged 39 and 46, suspected of supplying class A drugs.
Additionally, a 21-year-old man was arrested for possession of class B drugs, while a 24-year-old man faces suspicions of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
All eight individuals are currently in police custody as the investigations continue.