A WEST WALES village has increased police patrols following fears that criminals could descend upon it looking for an old stash of LSD.
A report in The Guardian tonight (Jun 29) reveals that LSD from 1977 may still remain in the village, following a large police operation and drug raid in that year.
A detective involved in the investigation, codenamed Operation Julie, said that some of the drugs may not have been recovered and are still in the village of Carno in Powys to this day.
The gang which was arrested during the operation was supplying up to 90% of the LSD in the UK in 1997, with drug stashes worth millions of pounds.
Following the claim, police have increased patrols in the village.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: “Dyfed-Powys police are aware of the issue and are assessing the content of the disclosure. We will be checking the records we hold to establish whether or not matters raised warrant further investigation.
“In the meantime we will be making the current owners of Plas Llysyn aware of the disclosure and the potential for persons to visit the area in an attempt to locate the drugs. We will be providing them with reassurance through increased patrols.
“We would also like to make it clear Dyfed-Powys police take a robust approach to drug trafficking and that appropriate action will be taken in respect of anyone suspected of using the information disclosed to assist them in obtaining and supplying controlled drugs.”
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