Drugs worth £10m seized from flat

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Drugs with a street value of £10m have been seized from a flat in north London, said the Metropolitan Police.

Officers discovered 75kg of heroin at the property in Chalkhill Road, Wembley, at about 2200 BST on Friday.

Police described the flat as a "major distribution centre" for the packaging and distribution of illegal drugs.

Officers said they were led there after a man, aged 38, was arrested nearby carrying 4kg of heroin with an estimated street value of £500,000.

A 22-year-old woman was also arrested at the flat. She and the man are being held at an east London police station.

Det Insp Colin Stephenson said: "We are delighted that this operation has concluded with the seizure of such a large quantity of drugs.

"We believe we have closed down a major drugs distribution centre in north London which would have led to the sale of drugs on streets across the capital."