Drugs are seized in morning raids
POLICE have warned that more raids are planned across Macclesfield after ‘a large quantity of drugs’ were seized.
Officers swooped on homes in three morning raids planned as part of a new crackdown to tackle drug dealing around the town.
They forced their way into two addresses on Macclesfield estates and a home in Bollington and said they seized a ‘large quantity’ of drugs.
Officers raided a home on Gawsworth Road, the Weston in Macclesfield, and the next day carried out two more raids, one at a home on Suffolk Close in Upton Priory and the other on Coope Road in Bollington.
Police say the raids on Suffolk Close and Coop road are connected.
Sgt Phil Clark, from Macclesfield Police, said other raids will be carried out in the town as part of the clampdown.
He said: “We executed raids concerned with the supply of class A and class B drugs in Macclesfield and Bollington.
“One of the homes we raided was in Bollington and we will be concen- trating our efforts on Bollington as well as Macclesfield.
“We are acting on information received and there’s work ongoing to stem the supply of drugs into the community.
“There will be further raids and arrests will be made.
“Residents can be assured that we are doing all we can to target Macclesfield’s drug dealers.”
Officers said they raided a house on Gawsworth Road, the Weston in Macclesfield at 9am on Thursday (September 14). Then on Friday (September 15) at 8am officers forced entry into a flat on Suffolk Close, Upton Priory in Macclesfield, where they seized a ‘large quantity’ of cannabis.
At 9.30am, police then raided a house on Coope Road in Bollington.
No arrests were made. Contact police on 101 with information.