POLICE have recovered 'several thousand pounds' worth of Class A drugs and cash from an address in Flintshire.

Police said a search warrant was conducted at an address in Bagillt on Tuesday, from which they recovered thousands of pounds worth of cocaine and heroin.

Despite what police said was a 'home-made barricade in place' to try and prevent the raid, three men from the Merseyside area and a local man were subsequently arrested and the investigation continues.

A North Flintshire Police spokesman said: "Yesterday (Tuesday) officers conducted a search warrant at an address and recovered several thousand pounds worth of crack and heroin and several thousand pounds cash.

"Three males from Merseyside and a local man were arrested and the investigation continues. We will update the result when we have it.

"The home-made barricade the men decided to use to stop us gaining entry to the property was little match for the officer with the battering ram who we fondly describe as a giant mountain man.

"To the lady who was viewing the next address, we’re sorry we scared you."