Police arrest man in Briercliffe on drug offences following tip-off from public

Police have arrested a man in the Briercliffe area of Burnley on suspicion of drug offences.
Police arrested a man on drug offencesPolice arrested a man on drug offences
Police arrested a man on drug offences

The arrest took place yesterday evening when the Burnley Taskforce arrested a 38 year-old man on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply in the Briercliffe Road area of the town.

Officers were acting on information received directly from the local community.

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A police spokesman said: "We will continue to target people involved in the supply of drugs in order to keep our community safe.

"If you have any information in relation to drug dealing in your community, you can email the team directly:

[email protected] or call 101."

Information can be passed anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.