Police have confirmed that a “significant quantity” of class A drugs have washed ashore on a Welsh beach this weekend. A man walking along Tan-y-Bwlch beach in Ceredigion made the discovery on Saturday morning.
He said he noticed around 30 black bags of something on the sand, all tied together with rope. After police were called, one of the bags was cut open to reveal what appeared to be cocaine. The huge haul was then taken away by officers, and it has now been confirmed that the white powder inside the bags is believed to be cocaine. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
No arrests have been made at this point, but Dyfed-Powys Police has started an investigation surrounding the discovery, which was made about a mile south of Aberystwyth. While the exact quantity of the drugs that washed up on the beach is not yet known, police have confirmed that it is an “unusually large amount”.
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A spokeswoman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We are investigating the discovery of a significant quantity of what is thought to be cocaine, spotted along the Ceredigion coast this weekend. Enquiries are being undertaken to establish how such an unusually large amount of the controlled drug came to wash up on the Welsh shore, following recent storms.
“The precise quantity is still being established and at this time no-one has been arrested in relation to this matter. Officers have thanked those who found the packages and their sensible actions in reporting the matter immediately.”
The walker who came across the drugs said: “I was out for my early morning walk when I saw something on the beach. I was intrigued and walked up to it and knew what it was almost straight away. An old lady called the police and they came around half an hour later. They cut open a bag and it looked like pure cocaine. They dragged it off the beach and took it away.”
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