Police are investigating after the discovery of a bag of class A drugs in the Briarswood area of Southampton on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "Officers are investigating after we received a report from a member of the public who had found a package containing a number of small wraps of suspected Class A drugs in the Briarswood area of Southampton on Tuesday 5 January."

Hampshire Constabulary Neighbourhood Policing Team tweeted a photo of the discovery, adding: "Thank you to the member of the public who helped officers locate approximately 80-90 "wraps" of suspected class A drugs and get them off the streets."

Anyone with information that could help officers in their investigation should call police on 101 quoting 44210005034.