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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Seven 'graft' phone lines shut down as 43 suspected dealers arrested

A joint operation has led to dozens of arrests and the closure of seven "graft" phone lines.

Merseyside and Humberside Police have arrested 43 people and charged 16 in part of an operation to crack down on county lines drug dealing. The joint effort also saw seven "graft" phone lines closed.

Teams from both forces, targeted a number of locations including Grimsby and Scunthorpe, and arrested people on suspicion of a variety of offences, including possession with intent to supply, possession of a controlled drug, drug driving and being concerned in the supply of Class A and Class B drugs.

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