11:55am Friday 19th March 2010
POLICE raided towerblocks in Southend town centre this morning in search of Class A drugs.
About 40 officers flooded into Pennine flats and Chiltern flats, in Coleman Street, and Quantock flats in Chichester Road, along with a team of sniffer dogs.
They arrived at about 10am before searching communal areas on every floor for heroin and crack cocaine. No drugs were found during the operation but it is hoped the dealers will have been dsirupted from their activity.
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