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Drug squad cops seized thousands of pills, cash and heroin during a series of dawn raids across Renfrewshire yesterday.

Officers armed with ‘the big red key’ battering ram swooped on five flats across the region as they took the fight to dealers.

Four people were arrested and more than £8,000 worth of suspected drugs were recovered during the intelligence-led operation.

Cops burst through the doors at flats in the town’s west end, Ferguslie Park , and Shortroods as well as at flats in Renfrew and Inchinnan.

(Image: Andrew Neil)

Around two dozen officers were involved in the stand against pushers as they smashed in doors on drugs warrants following tip-offs from the community.

Dressed in protective helmets and stab-proof vests, officers from Police Scotland’s violence reduction unit screamed “ Police , police, police” as they rammed in the doors before searching the properties.

It’s understood more than 5,000 tablets, a quantity of heroin, cannabis and amphetamine were recovered along with a four-figure sum of cash from the Paisley busts.

Officers recovered a significant quantity of drugs and cash from a flat in Inchinnan and a smaller amount of suspected drugs from a Renfrew property during the day of action.

Chief Inspector Simon Wright, area commander for Paisley, says he is “determined” to smash drug networks across Paisley and beyond.

He told the Paisley Daily Express: “As part of our ongoing action against the misuse of drugs, officers targeted addresses in the west end, Ferguslie Park, Shortroods areas of Paisley and a addressed in Renfrew and Inchinnan.

“This action came as a direct result of information gleaned from the public as part of the Your Home, Your Street, Our Community initiative, a community partnership between Police Scotland, Renfrewshire Council and other partners.

“As local area commander for Paisley, I’m determined to tackle drug dealing in our communities wherever it occurs.

“I would urge anyone who has concerns about drug dealing in their area to contact police so we can act to shut it down.”

Three men, aged 18, 35 and 22, along with a 43-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences following the raids.

If you have any information about drug dealing in your community, contact police on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.