SIXTEEN people were arrested on suspected drug-related offences in the Bolton South police division last month.

And officers seized nearly £16,000 worth of drugs after search warrants were executed on six properties around the town.

The haul included £10,420 worth of Ecstasy, heroin worth £3,000, cocaine valued at £1,420, amphetamine worth £500 and £415 of cannabis -- a total street value of £15,755.

Search teams also recovered £550 in cash during the execution of the warrants.

Of the 16 arrests made, six were on suspicion of drug-dealing, nine were on suspicion of possession and one was on suspicion of a separate offence.