The illicit items seized from the hotel room of a 35-year-old man who has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply in South Tyneside (Image: Northumbria Police)

Police officers have foiled a suspected prison drug smuggling plot, and seized a large haul of illicit drugs. The Hebburn officers, of Northumbria Police 's Neighbourhood Support Team, were just making a routine arrest in South Tyneside on Saturday, November 15.

The officers were responding to a report of criminal damage, and a 35-year-old man was subsequently identified as most wanted, so officers began working to locate him. That evening, due to intelligence collected, the suspect was tracked to a hotel in South Shields .

When police entered the room, they uncovered a haul of

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