£200k Worth of Cocaine Seized in Sunderland
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Often, when you hear about drug-related problems in the news, you tend to be told only about the devastating effects of someone taking their own life, or trying a dangerous drug and it going horribly wrong. The focus tends to be on the individual incident, and usually doesn’t take into consideration the larger problem.
So, it might be quite shocking to be informed that £200,000 worth of cocaine has been seized in Sunderland – a huge amount that could potentially ruin the lives of hundreds of people.
Police seized the suspected drugs across three properties in Sunderland after search warrants were carried out.
Two men, aged 51 and 34, have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, but as of now, both have been released on bail.
Detective Inspector Paul Stewart commented on the incident:
There is no place for organised crime in our communities and we will continue to focus our efforts on relentlessly pursuing those we suspect of being involved. These people cause harm to our communities – drugs have far-reaching effects not just on those who take them who can become addicted to them and end up in debt and losing their home, but those around them and local communities who have to put up with the anti-social behaviour of those taking drugs.
Disrupting their supply onto our streets in the first place is a huge step in our war against drugs and yesterday our activity took a huge amount of drugs off the street and prevented them from getting into the wrong hands.
Organised criminals should be aware that we will relentlessly pursue them and those around to make sure our communities are free from the harm their criminal activity causes.
It’s clear that drug abuse is a huge problem in the UK, but it can be prevented by the police continuing to play their part and the community sharing any information they may also have.
If you would like to report information about drugs or drug dealing in your area, please contact Northumbria Police on 101. You could be saving many lives.