POLICE yesterday seized drugs with a street value of £60,000 from a house in Chilton.

A Durham Police spokesman said officers raided the house and found 100 cannabis plants plus equipment used to cultivate them.

The spokesman said a 32-year-old man was arrested and was being held at Newton Aycliffe police station. He will be questioned today.

Inspector Phil Curtis said the raid was part of an ongoing high-profile campaign to tackle drug dealing, disorder and anti-social behaviour in the area.

He said that on Saturday night, officers recovered small quantities of amphetamine and cannabis from a house in Ferryhill.

A man in his late twenties was arrested but released on police bail pending further inquiries.