Three people arrested and drugs seized after vehicle stopped in Rugby

Three people have been arrested and drugs have been seized after police stopped a vehicle in Rugby yesterday (Tuesday, August 4).

Officers from Rugby’s Proactive CID team were out on patrol yesterday afternoon when they received intelligence to suggest a vehicle was travelling from Rugby to Coventry to collect drugs in a suspected county lines drugs deal.

At around 1.50pm, they stopped the vehicle on the A45 and arrested a 22-year-old man from Coventry, a 37-year-old man from Coventry and a 65-year-old woman from Rugby, all on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.

Class A drugs and cannabis was also seized.

The three arrested have all been released on police bail.

Following the arrests, officers searched a property on Windsor Street in Coventry, where a significant quantity of Class A drugs, believed to be heroin, was also seized.

Anyone with any information concerning suspected drug dealing in their area is asked to report it to the force via our website or by calling 101.

Alternatively, information can be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website.