Officers responded after reports drugs were being sold to children 

Police have seized several bags of cannabis and other drug-related paraphernalia after discovering a grow at a premises in Stratford Close, Gloucester, on Wednesday (13 January).

Officers had received a report that same day that a tenant had been selling the drugs to children in the local community.

The Local Policing team obtained an out of hours drugs warrant and attended and discovered several bags of cannabis along with growing equipment and scales.

No-one was there when police arrived but the suspect has been identified and the investigation is ongoing.

The find was dismantled after it was made safe by electricians.

Local Policing Inspector Si Motala said: “This clearly demonstrates that we take community concerns very seriously, particularly here where the drug dealing has been aimed at vulnerable and young people.”

Anyone with information about this is asked to contact police using our website, quoting incident 240 of 13 January: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/. You can also call police on 101.

If you believe drug activity is taking place you can report this to police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.

I am adamant that we need to remove this problem from our communities, and I will work with the police to help them do this in Podsmead.