£10,000 seized in week-long county lines action in Cumbria
Operations have been taking place across the country
£10,000 was seized and vulnerable people were safeguarded during a week-long intensified focus on the issue of county lines drugs crime in Cumbria.
More than 1,100 people also received expert advice about this type of exploitation and offending as police officers and staff visited groups and schools to raise awareness of the threats to communities.
Results from action taken during the week include:
The arrest of four people in the Stainmore area, with a quantity of suspected MCAT – otherwise known as mephedrone – seized.
The seizure of cocaine and a baton torch weapon as a man was arrested in Carlisle.
The seizure of £10,000 from under the driver’s seat of a car that had visited Carlisle from outside the county.
Arrest of a teenager on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply after large quantity of cannabis was seized in Carlisle.
It is suspected enquiries led to the disruption of another of these lines in the Carlisle area, with a man from Merseyside charged.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Myers, head of Cumbria Police’s serious and organised crime unit, said:
“This is just a snapshot of the work our officers and staff do all-year-round to tackle suspected county lines crime.
“We are unrelenting in our pursuit of all drug traffickers, including those operating using the county lines model.
“One of our main aims is also to prevent people being drawn into county lines, including diverting children and young people away from a way of life that is massively damaging to their own communities and their future prospects.”