Man to appear in court after £12k gold bars seized in Pontefract

A Pontefract man will appear in court today (March 18) charged with drug supply and theft offences after officers made a further arrest in their investigation into the supply of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis in the area.

Officers arrested a man in the Pontefract on Monday (March 16) as part of an ongoing investigation.

A number of gold bars, with an estimated value of £12,000 were seized from a property.

Searches of a number of properties in the area led to the seizure of 176 boxes of mixer drinks, believed to be stolen.

Officers arrested a man in the Pontefract on Monday (16 March) as part of an ongoing investigation.placeholder image
Officers arrested a man in the Pontefract on Monday (16 March) as part of an ongoing investigation.

The 36-year-old has also been charged with the theft of a number of boxes of corn flakes from a lorry on Green Lane, Featherstone, on February 20 and theft of mixer drinks from a lorry on Warren Road, Featherstone on January 29.

He has been remanded into custody to appear before magistrates in Leeds later today.

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