Police have seized a huge hoard of cannabis in a coastal town amid a crackdown operation on organised crime.

The discovery was made in Great Yarmouth when officers seized 25kg worth of cannabis from the back of a van.

Police believe the drugs were being transported as part of the inversed county lines method -where areas with cheap rent are used for industrial-scale cannabis production before being transported to major cities.

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The seizure comes amid Operation Orbit, a crackdown on organised crime groups across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Since its launch in February this year, the operation has seen over £350,000 in cash seized alongside over £8m worth of cannabis and with 160 arrests made so far.

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Pearse, from Norfolk and Suffolk constabularies’ Serious and Organised Crime team, said: "Operation Orbit aims to map and understand the ongoing criminality, in order to prevent organised crime groups from taking a foothold and to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.

“We have seen first-hand the impact that this criminality can have in our communities, ranging from the destruction of our historic buildings, which are gutted and damaged to facilitate criminality, through to entire roads and pavements being dug up.

"These, often very dangerous works, represent a significant risk to the public."