£3,000 worth of drugs recovered from man’s car

Police have charged a man with a drug offence after an arrest in Bury St Edmunds.

Officers detained a male under the Misuse of Drugs Act who was seen getting into a vehicle on Eyre Close, in the town, on Wednesday, June 7.

A search of the vehicle recovered a bag of suspected drugs in the front passenger footwell and the male was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. He was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Further searches of the vehicle recovered between 60 to 80 bags of white powder in total with an estimated value of up to £3,000. £775 in cash was also recovered from the vehicle.

Genard Basha, aged 24 and of Ardington Road, in Northampton, was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

He appeared before Ipswich Magistrates Court yesterday, Thursday, June 8, and remanded for a further hearing at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday, July 6.

If you suspect drug dealing is taking place in your area or see anything suspicious or out of place, tell police. You don’t have to be certain, just concerned.

Report via the website www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/report-something/report-crime, call 101, or alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers to report anonymously – either online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.