Dogwalker finds huge drugs haul

The drugs may have been hidden for a later pick-up

Drugs with a street value of nearly £19,000 have been seized by police after they were found by a dogwalker.

On Friday the woman was walking her dog in Bournemouth, Dorset, when her pet found a supermarket bag packed with £3,700 worth of crack-cocaine.

Police searched the area and discovered another bag hidden in bushes on Harewood Avenue which contained about £15,000 worth of the Class A drug.

Police have praised the woman for contacting them about the find.

Nick Cloke, spokesperson for Dorset Police, said: "The drugs were packed in small plastic wraps inside a supermarket bag, no doubt ready for distribution.

"The total seized represents a substantial disruption to local drugs supply.

"It really goes to show the impact that can be made by a single, alert individual. We are pleased to have removed these drugs from the streets."