Plea over GHB drug use in Oswestry

People living in Oswestry have been urged to come forward with information about the supply of GHB in a bid to rid the town of the drug.

The call has been made by Inspector Rik Klair, who told residents at a meeting of Oswestry Local Joint Committee he could only tackle the problem if people told him what they knew.

Inspector Klair, who has recently taken over as the town's inspector alongside his existing duties across the rest of north Shropshire, said he was determined to maintain the safety of residents.

Fears had been raised that local policing would suffer without a dedicated police inspector.

But Inspector Klair said the number of officers would be maintained and there had been significantly fewer crimes compared with the previous year.

He said: "The issue of GHB in Oswestry is because someone is producing it locally and it is used locally."