POLICE seized crack cocaine worth £6,000 during a raid in Upper Stratton.

They also discovered £10,000 in cash during the bust, planned with intelligence from the Swindon Drugs Hotline.

Three suspected dealers two men aged 27 and 37 and a 24-year-old woman are being questioned at Westlea police station.

Police say the seizure is a significant amount for Swindon, and praised Adver readers who called the hotline with vital information.

No one was at the property, near Meadowcroft, when seven officers broke in yesterday morning.

The two men were arrested shortly afterwards in a car in Queen's Drive, while the woman was found at an address in Lawn.

Detective Sergeant Gerry Watkins, of Swindon CID, who led the operation, said: "We believe the property was being used to bag up crack for sale.

"We found two ounces, which is a significant seizure for Swindon, and I'm very pleased people took the decision to call the hotline.

"This quantity of crack would could untold misery on the streets.

"Crack not only ruins individual lives, but affects the quality of life of whole communities.

"This raid just shows what a couple of calls to us can do."

The raid comes a week after an extensive drugs empire operating in Swindon, Purton and Wootton Bassett was smashed.

Seven people involved in the heroin and crack ring face jail after being convicted at Southampton Crown Court.

One of those currently awaiting sentence is kingpin dealer Darren Mensah, who ran the complex from a quiet, unassuming house in Wootton Bassett.

During a series of raids, drugs worth more than £50,000 was seized.

While his victims fell further into the spiral of drugs and crime, Mensah enjoyed a luxury lifestyle, with expensive cars and designer clothes.

The Adver-backed Swindon Drugs Hotline has helped jail several of the town's biggest dealers.

It also led to the closure of a notorious crackhouse which was ruining an area of the Railway Village in February.

Tamash Lal