Nearly 50 cannabis plants were seized at two homes in Patchway and Staple Hill after police received tip-offs.

On Tuesday officers searched a flat in The Parade, Patchway, under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

They recovered about 25 cannabis plants and growing equipment and arrested a man and a woman.

A 20-year-old man from Patchway and a 19-year-old woman have been bailed pending further inquiries.

In a separate incident, officers went to a flat in Victoria Street, Staple Hill, and seized 21 small plants and growing equipment found in the flat and a car.

A 38-year-old man from Staple Hill was cautioned for possession and cultivation of cannabis.

South Gloucestershire Detective Inspector Dave Gill said: "These arrests send a clear message to people that we will act on information we are given about drug offences and other crime."

Anyone with information about drugs or any crime can contact their police station 0845 456 7000.