Police with sniffer dogs carried out a drugs sweep at pubs in Wantage and Faringdon last weekend. The raids were made with the support of landlords, who welcomed the crackdown launched under the Nightsafe initiative.

Pc Darren James said: "The landlords were pleased to have us there. We found a small amount of herbal cannabis on the floor of one of the pubs and carried out several searches.

"There were no arrests and little evidence of drug activity was found in any of the pubs, which was extremely positive news. The message is getting out that drugs will not be tolerated by landlords in our towns. This is about working with our licensees as part of Nightsafe to ensure everyone has a safe night out.

"We will continue these operations so anyone thinking of bringing drugs into the Vale should be aware that they could be sniffed out by our drugs dogs."