Large scale police operation sees number of drugs raids in Deeside

North Wales Police seized a ‘substantial’ amount of Class A drugs from a house in Deeside as officers carried a series of simultaneous raids this morning.

More than 50 police officers including armed and dog units took part in Operation Brightly targeting those believed to be dealing in Class A drugs such as heroin and crack cocaine.

Police officers being briefed this morning on Operation Brightly – around 50 were involved.

Seven addresses in the area including Osbourne Court, Bryn Road, Hamilton Avenue, Ivy Court, Farm Drive, Dodd’s Lane and Quay Wharf were raided during the operation.

Much of the intelligence which led to today’s action came from within the Deeside community.

Two men were arrested at the Quay Wharf property after police discovered multiple bags of brown and white powder believed to be Class A drugs.

Multiple bags of brown and white powder believed to be Class A drugs recovered from one property this morning

Deeside.com accompanied police officers on one of the drugs raids at Bryn Road.

At the address officers from the Cheshire and North Wales Armed Alliance gained access to the property by breaching the front door using a hydraulic ‘strongarm’ power tool.

Several officers contained the rear of the property as the ‘strike’ took place, a police dog unit stood by incase anyone in the property tried to flee.

The ‘BIG RED KEY’ was brought out to gain entry to houses.

The door was forced open in just a few seconds, that enabled uniformed and plain-clothed police officers to rush in and execute the search warrant.

At the same time a raid on a house in Farm Drive uncovered a small quantity of class A drugs – police also said a number of mobile phones were seized which could contain evidence of drug dealing.

Inspector Andy Griffiths who led todays operation said;

“We will not tolerate drug dealing and drug use and I want to reassure local residents that we will take action. 

This very successful large scale operation today demonstrates that we will pursue those who cause harm in our communities.

“We rely on intelligence from local people to tackle crime. We are grateful to the community for the patience and cooperation and I would encourage anyone with information to contact police on 101 or use the live webchat  

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