Information from local residents triggered the raidNews
Oliver Astley Content editor
10:06, 08 May 2025
A raid took place in Bedminster (generic image)(Image: Paul Gillis/Bristol Live)
Dozens of deal bags of suspected cocaine were thrown from a window during a police raid on a property in south Bristol.
The packages were found and seized by officers carrying out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Bedminster on Friday, May 2.
A 29-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody.
A quantity of cash and a number of mobile phones were also found inside the Foxcote Road address and seized by the Bedminster Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Avon and Somerset Police said that approximately 40 deal bags of suspected class A drugs were recovered after being thrown from a window while cash and mobile phones were also seized.
Sergeant Ben Spence said: “We arrested a 29-year-old man in Bedminster on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class A drug and he was taken into custody.
“He was questioned and was released under investigation while further enquiries are carried out.
“We want to thank the public who contacted us with information about suspected drug activity at that property.
“That intelligence was collated and paved the way for the proactive action undertaken last week.
“We hope that news of this arrest provide the community with reassurance about how seriously we take the issue of drug dealing and encourages anyone else suffering the effects of such criminality to please report it to us.”