POLICE seized class B drugs during an operation in East Oxford and Cowley.

Officers said they searched several people on Friday night as part of wider patrols to gather intelligence about drugs in the area.

Thames Valley Police Oxford tweeted about the operation, alongside an image of the stash seized on the night.

Among the items pictured was a large pen knife and a small quantity of cannabis buds, as well as a pink cannabis grinder.

Officers tweeted: "Numerous persons searched, various items found and intelligence gathered to be developed."