Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering.

CRIMINAL gangs are exploiting kids as young as NINE to use as drug mules across Britain’s rail network. The youngsters are recruited — and often kept there by threats — as part of “county lines” ...

Police have carried out a month-long crackdown on so-called 'county lines' gangs - a model of drug dealing that targets local communities.

Police have seized an "unusual" haul of items, including a gold bar, a gold suitcase, and even gold teeth, alongside firearms, during a week-long crackdown on drug gangs. The oper ...

West Mercia Police confirmed that 73 people were arrested last week in a county lines crackdown in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

More than 2,000 people arrested as police close 335 ‘drug lines’ suspected of supplying heroin, cocaine, and spice-laced ...

Across seven days of activity, enforcement teams seized around 1.5kg of cocaine, more than 50g of crack cocaine and heroin.

A WEEK of focused action against drug‑dealing activity has led to the disruption of multiple County Lines gangs, the seizure of significant quantities of drugs and cash, and numerous arrests across ...

Officers say they are on a mission to put criminals who prey on the vulnerable behind bars.

Over £33,457 in cash and 12 weapons including machetes, zombie knives, swords, and knuckledusters were also recovered.

Led by the National County Lines Coordination Centre (NCLCC), forces and regional organised crime units joined together for a week of targeted activity combining enforcement, safeguarding, and ...

A total of 33 arrests have been made as part of a county line police crackdown across the county. Officers took part in the ...