Multiple separate packages of Class A drugs have been discovered by police in west Wales as part of a huge operation. Packages of what is suspected to be cocaine were found washed up at two sites near Aberystwyth last weekend, sparking a widespread investigation which remains ongoing, officers for Dyfed-Powys Police have said.
Thirty black bags were found washed up at Tan-y-Bwlch beach by a walker on Saturday morning. The man said the bags were all tied together with rope, interspersed with plastic jugs, presumably to keep the bags afloat. Police later confirmed that the bags were all thought to contain cocaine, and that they consisted of an “unusually large amount”.
Today, Friday, October 7, the force said its officers had searched a “significant area of land and sea” since the discovery. Specialist policing teams have also been deployed including from neighbouring forces, the National Crime Agency and the National Police Air Service. You can get more local news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
