TWO men have been arrested in Heybridge by neighbourhood policing officers investigating the supply of drugs in the area.

Officers from Maldon Neighbourhood Policing Team and the essex Police Operational Support Group executed three warrants early on Thursday, 14 May.

A 33-year-old man was arrested at a house in Hillary Road, on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.

Officers there seized a phone containing messages indicating the supply of Class A drugs, £2,500 cash and quantities of drug deal bags.

And a 60-year-old man was arrested nearby at an address in the Oak Road area of Heybridge, on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.

Wraps of suspected cocaine and a large quantity of prescription drugs were seized by officers searching that property.

Officers executed a third warrant in the St Giles Crescent area of Maldon but no arrests were made.

The two men are currently in custody and inquiries continue.

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