Six people have been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting, while a large quantity of drugs were found in St Albans following a police crackdown last week.

During Safer Business Action Week, a "large quantity of drugs", suspected to be cannabis, was recovered from the River Ver.

Alongside this, six offenders were arrested with one man summoned directly to court for shoplifting offences, with five others being given community resolutions.

Seventeen stop and searches were also carried out by the dedicated shoplifting team with a small lock knife discovered in the city centre during the patrols.

Those arrested were:

Marc Harwood, 38, of Leavesden Road in Watford, was arrested on suspicion of theft from Marks and Spencer after food and drink were stolen from the St Peters Street store at 12.30pm on Wednesday, October 16.

He was subsequently charged and has been ordered to pay £200 in fines, and £80 in court costs.

48-year-old Marcus Irvine, of Creighton Avenue, St Albans, was arrested and charged with stealing a large quantity of meat from Tesco on October 17.

He is due to appear at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 1.

Megan Messenger, 35, of no fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of 10 shoplifting offences over the past few weeks.

She has been bailed by St Albans Magistrates’ Court with conditions not to attend a number of local stores. She is due back in court on November 21 for sentencing.

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A 38-year-old woman from London and a 24-year-old man from Dagenham were arrested for shoplifting from Boots in St Peters Street were given community resolutions.

A 29-year-old woman, of no fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and a common assault and later released.

A 29-year-old man from Stevenage was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class B drugs and is on police bail pending further enquiries.