UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 6:17 pm PT
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Friday s brush fire in Murrieta. (Joe Fanaselle)
MURRIETA, CA A brush fire that broke out Friday afternoon on Murrieta s west side was halted, but not before it destroyed an outbuilding.
Shortly after 4 p.m., Murrieta Fire & Rescue asked the community to avoid the area of De Luz Road and Hayes Avenue due to a brush fire burning in the area.
Dubbed the Wayne incident, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department also responded to the blaze reported at 4:08 p.m.
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At 5:30 p.m. Murrieta Fire & Rescue reported the non-injury blaze had been halted at 11 acres and one outbuilding was destroyed.
Wiltshire Police carried out searches while executing drugs warrants and arrested two people. The operation was part of an effort over the past 18 months to combat drug dealing. Over the last year and a half 27 people have been arrested and more than £90,000 in cash and financial assets were seized.
What happened on Friday, April 30? Wiltshire Police armed response teams, a dog handler and officers from Chippenham community policing team carried out two warrants in Calne and Corsham as part of the ongoing police and partnership work to try to stop drug dealing in this part of the county. The warrant in Calne was at a property on George Close; a 28-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of Possession With Intent To Supply Class A and B drugs.
Armed police arrest 27 people as more than £100,000 worth of drugs seized The message is, if you deal in drugs be expected to be found and prosecuted
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More than £100,000 worth of drugs were seized, police said (Image: Wiltshire Police)
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More than £100,000 worth of drugs has been seized over the past 18 months as dozens of properties have been raided across Wiltshire.
Armed officers joined police officers and PSCOs in the raid, which took place shortly before 9am. Passing families dashed down the street as police careered towards the George Close property. Neighbours watched on from their windows as an armed police officer battered through the front door. A little after 9am, police reemerged from the property with a man clad in a blue Puma jacket and grey sweatpants. As he was escorted out the property in handcuffs, where he shouted at a PSCO and told him to stop smiling before being told to calm down.
Photo by Trevor Porter The 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Possession With Intent To Supply (PWITS) Class A and B drugs. Police say an undisclosed amount of cannabis and Class A drugs were found at the address.
Armed officers joined police officers and PSCOs in the raid, which took place shortly before 9am. Passing families dashed down the street as police careered towards the George Close property. Neighbours watched on from their windows as an armed police officer battered through the front door. A little after 9am, police reemerged from the property with a man clad in a blue Puma jacket and grey sweatpants. As he was escorted out the property in handcuffs, where he shouted at a PSCO and told him to stop smiling before being told to calm down.
Photo by Trevor Porter The 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Possession With Intent To Supply (PWITS) Class A and B drugs. Police say an undisclosed amount of cannabis and Class A drugs were found at the address.