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Weapons, drugs and more than £70,000 is seized as part of a week-long crackdown, police say.

Weapons, drugs and more than £70,000 in cash was seized as part of a week-long crackdown, police said

Weapons including two machetes, three samurai swords, two knuckledusters and a pistol were also seized.County lines is the term used to describe drug-dealing networks connecting urban and rural areas, using phone lines, across the UK. Det Ch Insp Andrew Simpson, who led the operation, said they were "working tirelessly" to disrupt the supply of illegal drugs and protect the young and vulnerable in communities.

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