A Tooting man has been arrested as part of a major drugs inquiry.

At around 7am today, detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) executed a warrant in Tooting and three in Southampton.

Three men and a woman were arrested in Southampton and a fifth man has been produced from prison in Oxfordshire.

All six have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and money laundering offences.

They have been taken into custody at police stations in Hampshire where they are being interviewed.

Following the execution of warrants, a significant amount of what is believed to be Class A drugs were recovered, along with cash and documentation.

Today's operation marks the first arrest phase of an ongoing investigation into a major criminal conspiracy by officers from the Western Serious and Organised Crime Unit, based in Southampton.

Utilising powers available under the Proceeds of Crime Act, police have also obtained restraint orders on several houses and vehicles, which are believed to have been purchased through the proceeds of the criminality at the centre of this investigation.

Detective Sergeant Jason Attwell said: "Effectively we are not only going after those who supply drugs by dismantling the network, but we are also intent on striking at the heart of their criminality, and stripping their assets away from them."