A pensioner has been arrested and released on bail by Burnham-On-Sea police following a drugs raid in the town on Thursday morning (August 27th).
A 71-year-old from Weston was held by police after officers seized a quantity of cannabis from a house in Oxford Street.
News of the raid broke first on Burnham-On-Sea.com’s discussion forums on Thursday when passers-by spotted police at the junction with Jaycroft Road, as pictured here.
Police spokesman Simon Whitby told Burnham-On-Sea.com on Friday: “Police have arrested a 71 year-old man on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and abstracting electricity. He has been bailed until October 7th.”
A drugs warrant was executed at 10am on Thursday and a quantity of suspected cannabis was seized a short time later from the attic of the house.
Our photo shows police at the scene of the drugs raid on Thursday morning
