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Four Arrested as Suspected Cocaine Recovered Near Scarborough

North Yorkshire Police say the arrests were made in the Staxton area last night.

The North Yorkshire force say they arrested four people and seized a large amount of cocaine destined for Scarborough.

Officers said:

"We became suspicious about a vehicle that was travelling in and out of the town and intercepted it near Staxton. We stopped the vehicle at around 9pm and during a search of one of the passengers, a 19-year-old man, we found two packs of what we believe to be cocaine."

The man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.  

Two other passengers, two men aged 24 and 25, and the driver, a woman aged 19, were all arrested on suspicion of being concerned in supply of class A drugs.

All suspects are from the Scarborough area and remain in police custody.

The investigation is continuing.

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