SOMERSET NEWS: Police dog Buddy sniffs out cannabis on drugs raid

POLICE carried out a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in the Newtown area of Bridgwater yesterday (Thursday, July 30, 2015) morning.

Officers from the Bridgwater police team seized cannabis from a residential property and arrested a 17-year-old male on suspicion of possession with the intent to supply a class B drug.

Officers and Buddy, one of police’s drugs dogs, searched the property following information from the public about suspected drug-dealing at the address.

Buddy located the suspected cannabis and officers seized drugs, phones and a laptop as part of the investigation. The 17-year-old was taken to Bridgwater custody pending further investigation.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Police dog Buddy.

PCSOs from the local Beat Team carried our reassurance patrols, delivering letters to local residents explaining what the police activity had entailed.

PC Richard Smith, from the Bridgwater town centre police team, said: “We received information from the community about drug-dealing in the area.

“I hope our activities yesterday reassure local residents that we do listen and we do take action.

“We won’t tolerate drug dealing and the anti-social behaviour that often accompanies it. It has a negative impact on the quality of life for the wider community. We have had lots of positive feedback from the public praising us for the action we took yesterday.”

If you have information about suspected drug-dealing or any other criminal activity in your area – you can contact police via its website at www.avonandsomerset.police.uk or you can call police on 101.

Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.

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