Cocaine worth £3.5 million found after police raid in Rise Park

Police have seized cocaine worth over £3 million from a property in Rise Park.

Officers from the Met’s Violent Crime Taskforce swooped on the address in Heather Gardens yesterday around 6pm.

Heather Gardens, where police raided a property last night (Google Maps)

A loaded handgun with ammunition and approximately £100,000 in cash was also found.

Three men, aged 24, 27 and 53, and two woman, aged 25 and 53 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to Supply Class A Cocaine, Possession of Criminal property and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

All five remain in custody.

Cash recovered by police during the operation

Detective Superintendent Sean Yates said: “This search warrant was carried out as a result of officers acting on fast time intelligence about the supply of drugs to East London gangs.

“A seizure of cocaine on this scale will disrupt the flow of class A drugs into the capital and demonstrates the commitment of the Violent Crime Taskforce to combat all levels of criminality in London.

“A potentially lethal firearm has also been taken off the streets.”