Two charged after drugs worth £290,000 seized
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Officers on patrol in the Maindee area of Newport witnessed a suspected drug deal on Albert Avenue at around 1.45pm on Monday 17 June.
Officers on patrol in the Maindee area of Newport witnessed a suspected drug deal on Albert Avenue at around 1.45pm on Monday 17 June.
We arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B – cannabis - and seized a mobile phone.
Our officers then carried out a search of a residential address in Albert Avenue, Maindee, where they seized drugs with an estimated street value of £290,000, a quantity of cash and an electric bike.
At the address, we arrested a 59-year-old woman on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
The man has since been charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of class B – cannabis resin, conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of class B, acquire/use/possess criminal property and supplying a controlled drug of class B – cannabis.
The woman has since been charged with conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of class B – cannabis resin, acquire/use/possess criminal property, and conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of class B.
They both appeared before Newport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 19 June where they were remanded into custody.