DRAMATIC video footage has been shared of the moment police broke down a door during a warrant in Kidderminster.
West Mercia Police have shared the footage of the raid which led to cannabis being seized and an arrest being made.
A drugs warrant was carried out at a property in Dunlin Drive in the Spennells area by officers from the Neighbourhood Crime Fighting Team (NCFT) on Thursday morning (October 10).
Police found a large quantity of cannabis in the property, together with deal bags and scales.
DRUGS WARRANT | A man has been arrested for drug dealing cannabis following a raid at an address in #Kidderminster this morning 🚔
— West Mercia Police (@WMerciaPolice) October 10, 2024
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The warrant led officers to use police powers to visit another address at Unicorn Row, near the Horsefair.
At this property, another large quantity of cannabis was found, deal bags, together with around £3,000 cash and a mobile phone believed to be linked to drug dealing.
Oliver Westwood, aged 31, of Dunlin Drive, Kidderminster, was charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B – cannabis.
He is set to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court today (Friday, October 11).
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