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Cannabis with street value of £1m seized

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Essex
Essex Police A policeman wearing his uniform, including his black and white hat. He is wearing gloves and holding plastic bags of cannabis. In front of him there is a box of sealed plastic bags of cannabisEssex Police
Large quantities of the Class B drug were seized after police were called to reports of suspicious activity in Witham

A man has been arrested after cannabis with a street value of £1m was seized by police.

Essex Police said it was called to reports of a "suspicious incident" on Perry Wood in Witham on Wednesday morning.

Police seized more than 300kg of cannabis, which had an estimated street value of £1m.

Insp Phil Jackson said: "Our officers have again seized a significant quantity of suspected controlled drugs that now cannot be used to fund organised crime and blight our neighbourhoods."

Essex Police A police car from Essex Police parked in front of a lorry trailer that is filled with pink bags and cardboard boxes. On top of the police car is a tray of mugs.Essex Police
Police were called to Witham after reports of the suspicious activity

The man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug and was later released on conditional bail while investigations continued.

Insp Jackson added: "Drugs offences are not victimless crimes and bring anti-social behaviour and associated crimes into our neighbourhoods and can lead to further harm to residents and businesses."

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