Police seize a substantial amount of drugs after a house raid in Harwich

Tendring Community Policing Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at an address in Gwynne Road, Harwich.

When they got there, evidence of cannabis cultivation was found and a substantial amount of cut cannabis was recovered.

One man decided to run away from officers and he chose to hide in the roof but was later detained.

A spokesman for Tendring’s Community Policing Team added: “One man decided to make off from officers, however he chose the roof to hide.

“With the help from Essex County Fire and Rescue he was detained with a second man.

“Both men have been released pending further inquiries.”

One man decided to run away from officers and he chose to hide in the roof but was later detained

The incident was the latest drug-related raid the police have attended in Harwich.

In June, a large amount of a Class B drug was seized during a police raid in Dovercourt.

The searches, which were carried out at two addresses in Grange Road, saw a man and a woman arrested on suspicion of drug offences.

A month later, a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs following another police raid in Dovercourt

Harwich mayor Ivan Henderson said: “Where there is drugs there is crime and there is antisocial behaviour and it causes misery to the communities in those areas.

“Drugs are a problem across the country and there is a surge in communities such as ours.

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“It is an ongoing fight for the police and everyone else.

“ I believe the police are doing a really good job under pressure to protect the community and chase those criminals dealing with drugs.”

Anyone with information regarding drug dealings in in Gwynne Road can email Tendringcommunitypolicingteam@essex.police.uk.

Information can also be reported online at essex.police.uk or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.