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.