DRUG dealers in Warwickshire will be ‘significantly out of pocket’ following a crackdown on ‘county lines’ gangs.
Officers arrested 19 people for drug-related offences, seized over 180 wraps of crack, heroin, cocaine and meth, and confiscated 150 cannabis plants during county lines intensification week.
They also seized over £17,800 in cash and nine weapons, executed a warrant at a cannabis farm in Leamington, and arrested a man as part of an investigation into a shop in Rugby suspected of being used as a front for dealing drugs.
Det Insp Pete Sherwood from Warwickshire Police’s Serious and Organised Crime Team said: “It’s fairly safe to say that drug dealers in Warwickshire will be significantly out of pocket this Christmas. Bad news for them, great news for residents in the county.
“Despite what some people think, the production and supply of drugs is not a victimless crime. Far from it, it leads to the exploitation of some of the most vulnerable people in society and fuels violent crime and other types of offending such as shoplifting and burglary.
“So much of the work carried out during the week was as a result of information provided by the public. This is vital in helping us tackle drug crime and exploitation in the county. Thanks for all your support and please keep the information coming.”
