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Large bag of cannabis found by police on car front seat

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Jessica Long

Published: 3:20 PM June 28, 2018
Updated: 7:13 AM October 7, 2020
Cannabis seized by police in Swaffham. Picture Twiitter/BrecklandPolice

Cannabis seized by police in Swaffham. Picture Twiitter/BrecklandPolice - Credit: Archant

Police have seized a large quantity of cannabis after they stopped a driver on Wednesday night.

The male was stopped by officers from the Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing Unit in Swaffham after he was seen using his mobile phone while driving.

Officers then found a large amount of cannabis on his front seat.

The driver was arrested and the Swaffham Safer Neighbourhood Team is carrying out further enquiries.

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