A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug offences in Hitchin.

Police officers from the North Hertfordshire Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) conducted a warrant - carried out under Section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - at a property on Hardy Close on Thursday, July 6.

During the operation, a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion with intent to supply class A and class B drugs and the cultivation of cannabis.

He has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.

PC Grace Moore, from the North Herts SNT, said: “This proactive work is designed to deter and disrupt any suspected criminal drug activity which harms our community.


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“We rely on community intelligence and support, so please report any concerns or suspicious behaviour."

Information can be reported to Herts police online at herts.police.uk/report, via web chat at herts.police.uk/contact, or by calling the non-emergency number 101.

Anonymous information can be given by contacting Crimestopppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.