POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of drug offences and being wanted on recall to prison.
Officers closed off Parkeston Road, in Dovercourt, on Thursday *APRIL 18* at about 1.30pm while they carried out a raid at a home in the road.
Witnesses reported seeing a police helicopter and several police cars on social media.
Police arrested a man in Main Road, Dovercourt, at about 2pm.
An Essex Police spokesman said: "We have arrested a man on suspicion of drugs offences and for being wanted on recall to prison."
A 24-year-old man has been taken to custody for questioning.
He added: "Enquiries are ongoing."
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