Man and woman arrested as armed police seize six kilos of Class A drugs from Sheepscar in Leeds
Two people have been arrested after police seized a large quantity of suspected Class A drugs from a car in Leeds.
Armed officers stopped a car on Sackville Street, Sheepscar, at noon on Wednesday.
They seized six kilos of suspected Class A drugs from the vehicle.
A 26-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of drugs related offences.
They remain in police custody.
The raid was led by Programme Precision, a West Yorkshire Police operation tackling serious organised crime.
There was a heavy police presence in the area as officers carried out the operation.
Detective Superintendent Carl Galvin, who leads Programme Precision, said: “Programme Precision is about everyone at West Yorkshire Police working together with local partners to tackle serious and organised crime.
“Members of the public may have seen a lot of police activity yesterday as the incident was taking place.”
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