POLICE have arrested a man and seized 30 cannabis plants during a raid on a house.

Officers carried out a raid at a house in Oak Road, in Easington, County Durham on Tuesday.

A man in his 20s was arrested during the operation on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and was released on bail pending further enquiries.

PC Jonathan Keenan, of Durham Constabulary, said: "This action was made possible by information supplied by the local community.

"Hopefully local people will be reassured that we will act on information they supply and that together we can combat the scourge of drugs."