Following a week-long crackdown, more than 1,600 people have been arrested, leading to the closure of 261 county lines, seizure of £3 million worth of drugs, and raising concerns over child involvement and synthetic opioids.
More than 1,600 people have been arrested following a week-long crackdown on county lines drug gangs . The policing minister joined officers on an early morning raid in South-east London as forces across England and Wales took part in the "intensification week" which resulted in the arrest of 1,660 people.
"Police are working to take a “prevention-first” approach to the scourge of county lines and "safeguarded" 1,434 people over the week - almost half of which were children.Mr Brogden added: "My appeal is to parents: Just be conscious of what your children are doing. The number of synthetic opioids present in county lines drug running gangs as seen an “unwelcome” increase, the police chief warned.
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