A 55-year-old man has been arrested as police seized class A drugs from a home in Clacton.
Officers stopped and searched a vehicle being driven suspiciously in Pier Avenue at around 5.45pm on Monday, Essex Police said.
The driver of the vehicle, a man from Holland-on-Sea, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
Police conducted a search of his address and uncovered a quantity of class A drugs.
Essex Police confirmed the man remains in custody.
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