Four drugs dens discovered in one day after police blitz Doncaster housing estate

Police have revealed they have discovered four drugs dens and made a number of arrests after a blitz on a Doncaster suburb.
By Darren Burke
Published 14th Apr 2021, 16:35 BST
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Police officers flooded Hexthorpe this morning and smashed a number of drugs factories in the Abbott Street, Spansyke Street and Stoneclose Avenue areas.

It is the latest in a series of drugs raids on properties in the area in the last few months with thousands of pounds of drugs seized.

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Residents have reported heavy police activity in the area throughout the day as police raided a number of properties in the multi-agency operation.

Police have raided a number of drug dens in Hexthorpe.Police have raided a number of drug dens in Hexthorpe.
Police have raided a number of drug dens in Hexthorpe.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “The Doncaster Central Neighbourhood Team has carried out a day of action across Hexthorpe today and carried our numerous warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

“Four cannabis cultivations have been discovered at a number of premises.”

The spokesman added that the force was awaiting the full results of today’s operation and further details would be released in due course.