POLICE have arrested a 43-year-old woman as part of their crackdown on drugs.

Officers in Eastern Division have vowed to take part in a raid a day, using intelligence passed on from the public to target drug dealers.

Class A drugs, thought to be amphetamines, were seized from Westbury Gardens, Blackburn. A woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of the drugs and has been released on police bail until the drugs are analysed.

The arrest follows a raid at Sussex Drive, in the Audley area of Blackburn, on Wednesday.

More raids are expected for the "foreseeable future" in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, as part of a force-wide Safer Streets in Lancashire initiative, prompted by the Government's drive to reduce street crime.