POLICE officers seized more than £20,000 of suspected drugs in a raid in Pittville yesterday.
Officers from the Cheltenham South local policing team carried out a warrant in Wellington Street at 1.30pm.
Bursting into a flat in Wellington House, the officers found two bin liners full of suspected cannabis.
Investigations are ongoing, and a full analysis of the drugs is set to take place. Police estimated the haul to have a street value of around £20,000.
Two men were taken into custody during the raid. A 35-year-old man from Bishop's Cleeve and a 31-year-old man from Cheltenham were arrested on suspicion of supplying a Class B drug. They both remained in custody as the Echo went to print.
Detectives are now appealing for more information about the case.
A spokesman for Gloucestershire police said: "One of the ways that members of the public can help keep Gloucestershire safe is by reporting the use or supply of illegal drugs to police by dialling 101.
"Any information received is taken very seriously and will be acted on where appropriate."
Ward councillor Dave Prince (PAB) applauded the police on a job well done.
He said: "Police have to stamp out drug abuse, and there is no place for that in society. They need to clamp down on it.
"Drugs are not a problem in Pittville. People have obviously reported a possible crime, and police have acted on it.
"I always encourage anybody who sees something wrong or suspects something, whether that is drugs or not, to contact the police.
"I'm sure they will act accordingly, as they did in this situation."
Nearby resident Mike Willoughby, who organises the Street Watch in St Paul's, said any drug dealing in nearby areas would have an impact on the neighbourhood.
He said: "Any drug abuse would no doubt affect the people in St Paul's.
"Our experience is that, if drug dealing increases, we find the percentage of other crimes will also rise in the area.
"So it's a good sign if police are doing their job and making sure we wipe out drug use in our streets."
