Man arrested in Newmarket after drugs and £4,000 discovered

A man has been arrested in connection with drug offences in Newmarket.

Officers from the Sentinel team in the west had reason to stop a vehicle, a Seat Leon, on Elizabeth Avenue yesterday (Wednesday, September 29).

A man was searched and officers located around £4,000 in cash and two wraps of suspected Class A drugs.

The man, aged 23, was arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and money laundering and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning where he currently remains.

The Sentinel team provides enhanced coverage of Suffolk’s road network to proactively disrupt serious and organised criminal activity as well as increasing police visibility. The mobile unit disrupts criminals and protect communities across Suffolk’s road network using a variety of techniques to deal with offenders involved in the highest criminal threats proactively, firmly and securing prosecutions.