Arrest made and drugs seized in Stapleton Road operation View Image

Drugs have been seized and an arrest has been made during a crackdown on organised crime in Bristol. The multi-agency operation was carried out on Stapleton Road , one of the city's busiest neighbourhood high streets.

Police officers, working with Bristol City Council's Trading Standards team, His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the Department of Work and Pensions, and immigration officers visited a number of cash-run businesses on Thursday, October 30.

Police officers seized an amount of drugs and a suspected drug dealer was arrested during the day of action on the street in Easton .

The activity formed part of Operation Machinize, established by the National Crime Agency and aimed at high street businesses which

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