A man has been arrested after counterfeit money and drugs were found during raids in Radlett and Hemel Hempstead.
The 23-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of possession of counterfeit currency and possession with intent to supply cannabis, after officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit searched two addresses last Thursday (June 1).
He was taken into custody for questioning and later bailed.
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Around £2,000 in suspected fake cash was seized from the Radlett address, while between one and two kilogrammes of cannabis was found in Hemel, with £1,000 in cash also seized.
With support from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Operation Scorpion team, investigators identified the flat in Hemel Hempstead thought as a 'cuckooed' property being used as a base for county lines drug dealing.
"This arrest forms part of an operation into suspected counterfeit currency criminality, and our enquiries are ongoing," said Detective Constable Robert Sheldon, from ERSOU’s Regional Organised Crime Unit.
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"We often see gangs operating across different types of criminality, and our intelligence shows that drug dealing in particular is directly linked to an array of other offending.
"That’s why we’ll continue to work closely with local forces to identify criminals operating in our communities and ensure they are brought to justice."
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