Man held on drugs and firearm charges

A 29-year-old man was arrested after a dawn drugs raid on a quiet village in the south of the borough.

He was picked up on suspicion of drug-related offences and possessing a firearm when officers swooped on Turner Wood, near Thorpe Salvin.

A police spokeswoman said: “This was a pre-planned raid based on intelligence gathered by the force.”

The man was released on police bail after pending further inquiries.