POLICE arrested four people in a drugs raid in West Dorset.

Police seized cannabis and a white powder thought to be a class A drug in the swoop on two homes at Yarn Barton in Beaminster.

It was the third raid Bridport Police have held in the last six weeks as part an ongoing crackdown.

Officers from Bridport and Dorchester were involved in the operation.

A 17-year-old woman from Beaminster, a 20-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, neither with a fixed address, and a 26-year-old male from Beaminster were arrested.

The 27-year-old remains in police custody and the other three are on police bail until May 10.

Bridport Insp Mike Darby said: β€œDorset Police are determined to prevent drug dealing and associated anti-social behaviour in Bridport and are keen to hear from anybody in relation to this.

β€œThe raids in Beaminster are part of a series of on-going enquiries to reduce the impact on the local community.”