Cannabis was seized from two young people in South Hornchurch.
Officers from Hornchurch, Elm Park and Hacton took a call from a resident concerned about youths allegedly smoking cannabis in a stairwell on January 22.
Scotland Yard said officers attended in Hornchurch and seized two lots of cannabis in a stop and search.
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