DRAMATIC footage has been captured of police swarming a flat in Redditch as they carried out a drugs warrant. 

The raid took place in the Woodrow area as part of West Mercia Police's Operation Forefront, a day of action which saw other raids and initiatives carried out across the county yesterday (Tuesday, March 6). 

Footage shared by the force shows officers ascending a flight of stairs and breaking down a door with a battering ram to access the flat. 

They also shared images of a search being carried out, highlighting a knife being found at the flat. 

Dramatic footage also shows the arrest of a 40-year-old man. West Mercia Police said he was arrested on suspicion of the importation of Class B drugs. 

The force has said that enquiries are ongoing.