Police shut down Preston and West Lancs county lines gangs with dozens of vulnerable people safeguarded
A county lines crackdown operation has safeguarded more than 40 'vulnerable' people and led to 12 arrests.
They use a mobile phone - known as a ‘line’ or a ‘graft’ - to extend their criminal activity business into new locations and will often target vulnerable adults, disabled people and children. They also force their way into their home to use as a secure operating base to deal drugs - a term known as ‘cuckooing’.The force said that they took part in a range of targeted and preventative activity for County Lines Intensification Week.
A joint operation was also carried out with British Transport Police at Preston Train Station whereby a man was arrested and 1.5kg of cannabis was seized along with £2,500 in cash. A drugs warrant was also executed in Ormskirk resulting in the seizure of cocaine worth around £3,000, along with cash and mobile phones.
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