Five suspects were charged with drug offences following a number of raids as part of an investigation into county lines.
Merseyside Police and Devon and Cornwall Police recently executed a number of warrants as part of a joint investigation into county lines drug supply. The police probe, codenamed Operation Modular, was launched by Merseyside Police's specialist county lines unit, Project Medusa, to tackle drug dealing and child criminal exploitation.
County lines is the name given to a form of drug dealing where gangs use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas. Merseyside is the biggest exporter of county lines in the country.
