POLICE in Cheltenham have arrested three men on suspicion of supplying class A drugs following an operation in the Rowanfield area of the town.

Officers conducted drug warrants at two flats at Rowanfield Exchange in Devon Avenue on Friday, 26 September.

Drugs paraphernalia, money and a large knife were seized from one of the addresses.

Police arrested three men, two from London, aged 19 and 28 and a 34-year-old man from Gloucester. All were bailed until Friday, November 21.

Police Sergeant Julia Martin-Jones said: "We were acting on the concerns of local residents about drugs dealing in this particular property.

"It has been a good result for the community. Some of these residents are very vulnerable, so we hope we have gone some way into allaying their fears by disrupting criminal activity on their doorsteps."