POLICE officers broke down the door of a suspected drug dealer in Southend this morning.
Officers from Essex Police’s Southend and community policing teams executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at an address in Southend.
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Images from the scene show officers in protective gear operating an enforcer – a manual hand held battering ram – to gain entry to the property.
An 18-year- old woman from London was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.
She remains in custody.
A force spokesman tweeted: “This morning Officers from our Community Policing Team executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at an address in Southend. An 18 year old female from London was arrested on suspicion of being Concerned in the Supply of a controlled drug and remains in Custody.”
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