An alleged crime ring was smashed in a series of raids resulting in the arrests of 40 people and the seizure of kilos of cocaine, heroin and amphetamines.
The two day operation, across June 14 and 15, saw officers from Merseyside Police, Devon and Cornwall Police and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit co-operate to target addresses in the Torquay, Paignton, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot areas. The raids were part of an effort to tackle county lines dealers from Merseyside plying their trade on the south coast.
As well as the arrests, officers seized "multiple kilograms" of cocaine, heroin and amphetamines, a "significant" amount of cash, a number of bladed weapons, 12 vehicles, mobile phones and electronic scales.
