A 36-YEAR-OLD man was arrested and charged with possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, following an armed police operation in Bradford.

Armed officers swooped on a car and house in Hollingwood Lane, Lidget Green, last Thursday evening. The street was sealed off for three hours during the operation amid reports of a stand-off before the suspects at the house surrendered.

Detective Chief Inspector Warren Stevenson, of Protective Services (Crime), said armed officers stopped a silver Mercedes car in Hollingwood Lane, as part of a pre-planned operation.

“The driver, a 36-year-old man from Dewsbury, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs after a quantity of what was suspected to be heroin was recovered from the vehicle. He was charged and remanded in custody by magistrates.

“Further inquiries in the area led to the arrests of two men, aged 31 and 34, also on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. Both were later released on bail.”