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Baseball bat, drugs and cash seized after cars stopped in Telford and Welshpool

A baseball bat, Class A drugs and wads of cash have been seized after police stopped cars in Telford and Welshpool.

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Officers stopped a car in Brookside, Telford and discovered the driver had a bat, drugs and money.

He was arrested for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of an offensive weapon. He is now in custody.

LPPT North tweeted: "Stop check on a car in Brookside and the driver had a BB bat secreted in the car and tried to conceal Class A drugs about his person and a quantity of cash. X1 in custody PWITS and Off Weapon."

And in the early hours of this morning, a driver was stopped for having a defective rear light, but was found in possession of heroin and a large amount of cash.

Newtown Roads Policing Unit tweeted: "3am vehicle stop in Welshpool by PC34. Rear light defective. Driver drug swiped, +cocaine. In possession of Heroin and large amount of cash. 1 in custody."

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