More than 200 drug networks across Merseyside were shut down in County Lines operations by police last year.
New data released by Merseyside Police has revealed the extent to which the force has gone in a bid to break up drug dealing on a local and national level. County lines is the name given to drug dealing where organised criminal groups use phone lines to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas.
Merseyside Police leads nationally on the response to County Lines through Project Medusa.
