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A DRUG-BUSTING police team stormed a flat and seized 500 grams of a white powder and cannabis.
Police smashed through the door of a three-bedroom flat, in Heygate Avenue, Southend, in a dramatic dawn raid yesterday.
They woke a man, 27, who was in bed, surrounded by bags of herbal cannabis. He was arrested and bailed.
A further search of the property revealed nine cannabis plants growing behind what looked like shower curtains.
These tent-like structures were fitted with heat lamps, fertiliser, and what looked like plastic plant incubators.
There was also a ticket bearing the name “Vanilla Kush” which is a strain of marijuana.
Nearby, officers found a bag containing up to 500 grams of white powder.
Based on their experience, officers believed it was amphetamine, which is a class B drug, as it contained long, thin crystals.
The drug fetches about £5 a gram, giving the bag of drugs a street value of about £2,500. It will now be sent for testing.