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A stash of heroin and cocaine with a street value of £10,000 was found dumped in a park pond where children played with toy boats.

Police fished 150 bags of the Class A drugs from the slime of the ornamental lake after chasing a drug suspect who dived in, allegedly dumping the stash.

After marching him off they ordered 80,000 gallons of water to be pumped out of the pond as shocked families looked on in Victoria Park in Newbury, Berks.

Mum Joanne Thorne, 27, who saw the drama unfold as three-year-old son Kasey played nearby, said: “Luckily it’s only about two feet deep so there was no danger of him drowning.

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"Next thing we knew, some of the police who had been after him jumped into the water too.

“They ordered everyone to stand back and arranged for the pond to be drained while they carted him off to the police station.”

A Newbury town council spokesman said between 150 and 180 “single deal” drugs bags were hauled out.

Thames Valley Police said a 22-year-old man from Waltham Forest, North London, was charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine.