FIFTEEN people in South Birkenhead were arrested and drugs with a street value of £10,000 seized after the latest round of Operation Townsafe raids.

Around 80 officers were involved in Operation Sed, led by Superintendent Paul Forrester.

Fifteen search warrants were carried out and aimed at street level drug dealing.

Fourteen men and one woman were arrested for a variety of offences, including the supply of controlled drugs including cannabis, heroin, amphetamine and cocaine, possessing controlled drugs and dishonesty offences.

Stolen property including mountain bikes, electrical goods, mobile phones, prescriptions and credit cards worth around £2,000 were also recovered.

Thirteen people have so far been charged with various offences.

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