{"id":651412,"date":"2025-12-24T00:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/651412\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T00:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:18:16","slug":"drug-dealing-suspect-arrested-after-raid-at-aldridge-home-uncovers-cannabis-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/651412\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug-dealing suspect arrested after raid at Aldridge home uncovers cannabis haul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing cannabis following a raid at a property in Aldridge<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Drugs-find-Aldridge.jpg\" alt=\"The cannabis drugs haul seized from a property in Herbert Road, Aldridge \" loading=\"eager\" \/>The cannabis drugs haul seized from a property in Herbert Road, Aldridge <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A large amount of cannabis was discovered following a raid at a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/walsall\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Walsall<\/a> home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">West Midlands Police<\/a> \u2019s Priority Crime Team executed a warrant at a property in Herbert Road, a residential street in Aldridge, in an early morning raid on Monday, December 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Inside, officers found a large amount of cannabis, suspected cannabis vapes and synthetics as well as cash stashed in an outbuilding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/murder-arrest-birmingham-after-man-33114143\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Second murder arrest in Birmingham after man died in stabbing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of dealing cannabis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was in police custody and being questioned by officers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Herbert-Road-in-Aldridge.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps street view of a section of Herbert Road in Aldridge \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Herbert Road in Aldridge (Image: Google )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: \u201cWe seized a quantity of cannabis and arrested a man for drugs offences after executing a warrant in Aldridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOfficers from our Priority Crime Team carried out the warrant at an address on Herbert Road on Monday morning, shortly after 7am. We seized a large amount of cannabis, suspected cannabis vapes and synthetics as well as cash from an outbuilding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cA 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class B. He remains in custody as we continue with our enquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/HiSLU1pMS4WIRGDRbnDYAf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BirminghamLive WhatsAppLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sgt Jason Pinches, the Priority Crime Team supervisor, said: \u201cThis was an excellent seizure where a large amount of cannabis was seized and one man arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf anyone has any information with regards to drugs in their communities then please call 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The police spokesperson added: \u201cWe&#8217;re currently running Operation Target which sees us take a defiant stand against a range of serious and organised crime offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOfficers use local intelligence, seize goods, carry out warrants and target offenders as part of Op Target\u2019s ongoing crackdown against serious and organised crime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing cannabis following a raid at a property in AldridgeThe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[17931,855,748,188,393,4884,16,15,10847,7830],"class_list":{"0":"post-651412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-aldridge","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-crime","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-walsall","17":"tag-west-midlands-police"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115771678969485065","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}