Four men arrested after £115k in cash and 5 kilograms of drugs found in Luton raid
Published 13th May 2024, 09:57 BST
Police in Luton were “catching rays and organised criminals” this weekend when they arrested four men after finding over £100,000 in cash and five kilograms of drugs.
Officers working as part of Operation Costello, a taskforce cracking down on organised crime, raided properties in Shaftesbury Road and Crawley Road and arrested two men in their 20s, one in his 30s and one in his 40s. They were charged on suspicion of supplying a controlled Class A drugs.
The force found wads of cash totalling £115,000 and five kilograms of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine – with an estimated street value between £92,000 and £113,000. Bedfordshire Police said they also seized two high-value watches, one vehicle and “lots of digital devices”.