Sixty police took part in the raids around Reading

It means police have now arrested 30 people as part of an operation to target crack cocaine use in Reading.

The operation is the police's response to a recent government report naming Reading as one of the worst places for crack cocaine in Britain.

More than 60 Thames Valley Police officers took part in the raids on four properties in the Whitley area of Reading on Tuesday evening.

It should also serve as a reassurance to the community Acting Inspector Dave Griffiths

On Monday evening, 15 people were arrested and a quantity of drugs recovered in raids on addresses around the Oxford Road area of Reading.

A police spokesman said that over the last two evenings the operation had seen the execution of nine drugs warrants, the arrest of 30 people, the planned deportation of two people and the first ever charges for kerb-crawling in the town.

Acting Inspector Dave Griffiths, who has headed the operation, said: "The activity we have seen across Reading should act as a deterrent to those who think they can affect and bring down communities with drugs and drug-related crime and anti social behaviour.

"We have also dealt with people who, because of their crack cocaine dependencies, have had a huge impact on communities, with offences such as prostitution, robbery, burglary, theft and then failing to appear at court when they have been charged with an offence.

"It should also serve as a reassurance to the community."