Police seize more than £300,000 worth of drugs in this East Lancashire town in just one week Police have taken more than £300,000 worth of drugs off the streets of one East Lancashire town in a single week. Taskforce officers operating in Burnley are believed to have seized close to half a million pounds worth of illegal substances, with an arrest on Friday afternoon adding to the already significant list of suspects involved in drugs offences. On Friday, police arrested a 30-year-old man following the discovery of a large amount of drugs at a house in Coal Clough Lane. The man remains in custody awaiting interview.