Weapons cache and drugs worth £620K seized in West Yorkshire county lines crackdown
Detectives are quizzing 42 people - including three children - after weapons and Class A drugs worth a combined £620,000 were seized by police in West Yorkshire as part of a crackdown on county lines crime.
A total of £620,490 of Class A drugs including cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine was seized, as well as over £8,000 in suspected criminal cash during the campaign which took place earlier this month.Officers also safeguarded eight males and three females and visited two addresses where the occupants are believed to be the vulnerable victims of cuckooing. Thirty-two knives and one machete were also seized, as well as two County Lines 'deal line' mobile phones.
As well as taking action to disrupt the County Lines activities, officers and staff took part in educational events to highlight the signs of County Lines exploitation and worked with partner agencies, including councils and with British Transport Police.
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