POLICE seized drugs and more than £1,000 cash from an 18-year-old after a raid at a house in Essex.
Police arrested a man in Chelmsford after seizing cocaine and cash following a strike on an address.
Chelmsford’s town centre team acted upon reports received from the public and intelligence gathered, executing a warrant at an address in New Writtle Street on Wednesday June 26.
Inside the address, officers seized amounts of cocaine and cannabis, alongside cash, deal bags, a suspected burner phone, and scales.
Preston Stanley, 18, of New Writtle Street was arrested and later charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A, being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possession of cannabis, and possessing criminal property.
He admitted the charges at a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, June 27.
Stanley was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday, July 25.
Inspector Sam Girdlestone, of Chelmsford Community Policing Team, said: “This warrant was timed precisely to match the latest intelligence suggesting drug dealing activity around the property in question.
“We are aware of persistent issues within the community linked to this drug activity and we had been carefully progressing our investigation.”
He continued: “Even if you don’t always see an immediate response to issues like drug dealing, rest assured we are building cases against those responsible and striking when the time is right to ensure evidence is secured.
“Cases like this rely on the reports law-abiding members of the public make to us and I would continue to reinforce the importance of telling us when you see something that isn’t right.
“There are numerous ways to get in touch, online or over the phone, and your reports to us are vital.”
Through Fearless, young people can pass on information completely anonymously to get help, such as worries about someone they know who may have a change in behaviour or is suddenly becoming secretive about who they are talking to or where they are going.
If you need help from police, call 101 or, if it’s an emergency, Police advise to always call 999.
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