POLICE arrested a suspect after officers seized drugs hidden within a food bag in a vehicle.

On Saturday, November 2, police on patrol in the Prescot area stopped what officers said looked like "a ‘food’ delivery driver".

Police said that multiple snap bags of cannabis were found hidden within a food bag. 

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A subsequent search of a property in the West Derby area of Liverpool led to officers finding a variety of drugs, including several hundred snap bags of cannabis, a large amount of suspected cocaine.

Police said that they also found cash and evidence of drug dealing.

A man was arrested and he remains in custody for interview by offices.

 

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