Avon and Somerset Police in Bath who tracked a stolen iPad from Bath to a house in Bristol later discovered a significant amount of suspected stolen property stored in a one-bedroom flat.
Among more than 100 items were laptops, games consoles, watches and jewellery, clothes, power tools, a bicycle, cannabis and between £2-£3,000 in cash.
Officers working on Operation Relentless found the haul as they investigated a burglary at a house in Weston, Bath on 6th November.
Using the stolen iPad’s tracking system they searched a house in Patchway, Bristol and found it and another stolen iPad and iPhone.
They arrested a 47-year-old man, who has been bailed pending further inquiries, and went on to search his flat in York Road, Bedminster.
Relentless officers in Midsomer Norton found a hidden cannabis factory and around 35 plants when they carried out a Misuse of Drugs warrant at a property in the town on Tuesday 13th November. The factory was concealed behind a false wall in an outbuilding. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of cannabis production and bailed.
In a second warrant that day in Midsomer Norton, a 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply. Officers seized a small amount of cannabis and crack cocaine.
Det Sgt Andy Hodges said: “These arrests show that we are determined to deal robustly with serious acquisitive crime and with drugs offences in our communities. We are grateful to people who have given us important information, and we always encourage anyone who has concerns about criminal or drugs activity where they live to contact us on 101.”
