Police seize £1 million of drugs as a property in Hackney - including 51kg of pills

Police in Hackney have seized £1million worth of class A, B and C illegal drugs following a tip-off from the public.

Officers from the Central East Command Unit obtained a warrent for an address in Church Street, Stoke Newington.

They raided the property on Tuesday, 13 July.

There was about 51kg of pills, a substance suspected to be MDMA, along with approximately 6kg of ketamine, 4kg of crack, 4kg of cocaine, and 5kg of hash and cannabis resin at the address.

An investigation, led by the Central East Drugs Focus Desk, is now taking place about the address and the drugs.

There have been no arrests so far.

Detective Sergeant Green Preston said: “This is a great example of the police working with the public to tackle drug supply within our communities.

“Drugs are inextricably linked to violence and misery on the streets of London and we will do everything in our power to bear down on the criminal gangs responsible.

“This is a significant seizure suspected to be worth over £1million - money that would have gone into the pockets of organised criminals who supply the drugs markets across Hackney and Tower Hamlets.

“I’m glad that we’ve been able to disrupt their criminality and we’ll keep working to bring them to justice.”