As part of a 10-year plan for tackling drugs crime and taking on the 'kingpins' behind supplies, the PM is warning criminals they will have 'nowhere to hide'. And he is also pledging the largest-ever increase in investment in treatment and recovery for addicts.
The Home Office said its county lines programme, which will target road and rail networks, had already closed 1,500 supply routes and made more than 7,400 arrests with the safeguarding of more than 4,000 vulnerable adults and children.• Carry out 6,400 disruptions against the activities of organised criminals - an increase of 20%
• Test messages on university campuses as part of a pilot campaign to try and discourage drug use at an early stage The government is also promising further plans to look at new measures to reduce demand and deter people from illegal drug use through more meaningful consequences. Home Secretary Priti Patel said:"Crimes including theft, burglary and knife crime are falling, there are an additional 11,053 police officers on our streets, and by working with our outstanding police and law enforcement agencies, we have closed 1,500 drugs lines.
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