Basildon: Pair arrested in connection with burglary and drugs

Two men have been arrested in connection with burglary and drug supply in South Essex.

Following information received, Roads Policing Unit officers stopped a car shortly before 7am on Wednesday 21 August in Aveley in connection with an investigation into a Basildon burglary the previous evening.

When officers searched their Mondeo, they located a large amount of cannabis and small empty bags, indicating drug supply.

Officers arrested the pair, aged 18 and 19, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs and burglary.

Furthermore, the 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving with no insurance or driving licence.

Both men have been released on bail whilst detectives from Basildon CID continue to investigate.

Mr Adam Pipe, Head of Roads Policing said:
My officers are dedicated to keeping the roads in Essex safe for everyone, but they’re not afraid to tackle issues that colleagues in local and community policing teams focus on, such as burglary and drugs.
We’ll continue to uphold the law in any way we can and will work with teams from across the force to prevent and detect crime and the criminal use of our roads, including targeting those offenders who travel across our county to commit crime and use vehicles to try to evade capture or face charges.

Our Roads Policing Unit (RPU) provide a specialist response across our road network. Their expertise helps to keep our roads safe and traffic moving. They work to make sure those road users who put others at risk by speeding, driving dangerously or any other illegal behaviour, are held accountable for their actions. Our officers look for those using our roads to commit crime and disrupt criminal activity.

So that our officers can be even more effective on our roads, and better support the Strategic Road Network (SRN), our RPU based at Stanway, Colchester, have moved to our sites in Boreham and Thorpe-Le-Soken.

Our RPU will continue to operate 24/7 across the county. They will continue to work alongside officers and staff throughout Essex to help people and catch criminals. They will also continue to work to prevent and reduce road deaths and serious collisions on our roads.

In line with our Estates Strategy, the site at Stanway, which is not open to the public, will be sold. Funds will be reinvested into your police service.

This move does not affect the police teams who currently, and will continue to, work from Colchester Police Station. The sale of the Stanway site will not change local policing delivery or our visibility in our communities.

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