Stopping county lines at source is key, says police boss as known drug ring number drops

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Stopping county lines at source is key, says police boss as known drug ring number drops
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Since May last year, police says known drug lines in the county have been reduced from 23 to seven.

A police boss insists working backwards to take out those "driving the business" of the county lines drugs trade in Shropshire is key.

Officers recently cracked down and closed two county lines operations, arresting 38 people across the West Mercia force area as well as seizing drugs worth more than £7,000, weapons including knives and machetes, plus £15,000 in cash. That was part of the National Crime Agency’s County Lines Intensification Week.

"It targets the most vulnerable in the community. People from deprived backgrounds, giving them the incentive to make money.

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