Two men arrested after drug activity at community centre in Yate

Two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing drugs investigation in Yate.

The 33- and 20-year-old were arrested on suspicion of burglary and Class A drugs offences, after police pulled over a vehicle in Ridgewood Community Centre's car park at around 5am on December 28.

One of the men was also arrested for driving offences including driving under the influence.

Both have since been released under investigation, pending further enquiries. 

The arrests follow various bouts of anti-social behaviour at the community centre, including drug activity, police say.

Locals have also expressed their concern about drug-related crime in the wider area, which the neighbourhood policing team say they have taken 'very seriously'.

PC Sean White, from the team, said: "We have been conducting a number of high-visibility patrols in the area and providing reassurance to the public that we will not tolerate any anti-social behaviour or drug-related crime.

"Acting on the intelligence from the local community, police stopped a vehicle which was believed to be related to the recent crimes and two people were arrested.

"We would like to reassure the public that we will continue to be proactive in our policing approach as we strive to make Yate a safe place for the public to live, work and visit."

Anyone with information about the ongoing crime in the area is asked to call 101 and quote reference 5223315838.