The scene in Clarence Road
Three arrested in Hackney after drugs and cash found
Sarah Ingrams, Reporter
Friday, August 3, 2012
3:19 PM
Three men were arrested last night in Hackney after the car they were in was found to contain cash and drugs.
Officers from Operation Trident, a specialist gang crime unit, stopped a vehicle carrying three men in Clarence Road at around 9pm on August 2.
They found a large quantity of drugs and cash inside the vehicle and arrested the occupants, aged 20, 40 and 41, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
All three men are in custody at a north London police station.
Trident Gang Crime Command officers are investigating.
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