Chainsaws used as police enter and close drugs house

Drugs and cash have been seized after a police operation in Yeovil - with the property now being boarded up.

Image from a previous police drugs bust
Author: Andrew KayPublished 17th Sep 2020

Officers had to use chainsaws to gain access after being faced with a heavily barricaded door.

A number of people were found to be at the property and during the search, drugs, cash and an uninsured vehicle were found.

This enforcement action has ensured that the premise is now boarded up.

Detective Inspector Scott Chadwick, from Operation Remedy, said: "This is an excellent example of how intelligence from the local community can help us to take action to disrupt county lines drug dealing.

"While no arrests were made on this occasion, the search has provided us with further intelligence to help us with our ongoing activity to tackle this issue in Yeovil and the wider area.

"We hope the action taken, with the support of uniformed and plain clothes officers, helps to reassure the public that we take this matter seriously.

"Operation Remedy is a proactive campaign across Avon and Somerset that targets residential burglary, knife crime and the illegal supply of controlled drugs."