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Police use saw to slice through Shrewsbury front door in drugs raid arrests

Police have carried out two drugs raids at properties in Shrewsbury in the space of a few days.

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In a raid in the Monkmoor & Ditherington area on Tuesday the police tweeted a video of them using a saw to slice through a front door.

A spokesman for Shrewsbury Police tweeted: "Shrewsbury safer neighbourhood team recently executed two drugs warrants at addresses in Monkmoor & Ditherington with the assistance of Force Ops.

"Several arrests were made and a substantial amount of drugs and money were recovered."

And on Friday officers with of Harlescott and Sundorne safer neighbourhood team - with some help from the force's police dog team also made arrests.

A police spokesperson said they carried out a drugs warrant in Harlescott this morning.

"An arrest for drug related offences was made. They remain in police custody at this time," they tweeted on Friday afternoon.