Posted: Fri 25th Jan 2019

Five shotguns and £250k worth of drugs seized in police raid

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This article is old - Published: Friday, Jan 25th, 2019

Police have executed a warrant in the Wrexham area, thought to be Llay, with a significant amount of drugs recovered along with weapons.

North Wales Police have said a man was arrested, Robert James Jarvis, and will be presented to Mold Magistrates Court this morning.

Mr Jarvis has been charged and remanded for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, possession of a shotgun when prohibited, possession of a shotgun without a certificate and acquire/use of criminal property

Police added that the warrant was executed ‘following intelligence’, and during the warrant five shotguns were seized along with drugs believed to be class A estimated to be valued in excess of £250,000.

(Article updated – police have told us the raid/arrest took place on Wednesday!)



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