Almost 2,000 people have been arrested and hundreds of county lines drug networks dismantled in a significant week-long police crackdown across the UK, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has announced.
The nationwide operation, conducted between 23 and 29 June, resulted in 1,965 arrests and the closure of 241 drug lines. Officers also seized 501 weapons, approximately 178kg of Class A drugs, and around £2.4 million in cash.
