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15.03.2024 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Guns, cash and a huge amount of drugs were seized by police across Greater Manchester during a week-long 'county lines' crackdown.
The term county lines is used to describe the illegal transportation of drugs from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries. The mobile phone number used to take drug orders is referred to as the 'county line'.
Children are often exploited to run drugs, with the homes of vulnerable people also used to hide drugs and cash, known as cuckooing.
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Every police force in the UK joined in with and contributed to a week of raids carried out last week.
Nationally, eight XL bully dogs and more than 600 weapons including guns, nunchucks and knuckledusters were seized from gangs, with a total of 1,874 suspects arrested and 245 drug dealing phone lines closed down.
In Greater Manchester, officers executed 49 warrants, resulting in 85 arrests and 12 active drugs lines shut.
Drugs including heroin, amphetamine, cocaine and cannabis with a street value of more than £70,000 were seized, together with over £24,000.
Mobile phones, weapons including BB guns, bats and knives were confiscated, with Rolex watches and high-value clothing also recovered. GMP said six warrants were executed in Manchester city centre and four firearms recovered.
A GMP spokesperson said: "County lines from Manchester to Huddersfield and Scotland was disrupted in the south of Manchester, resulting in 13 warrants being executed, nine people arrested with eight charged and five bailed at court with conditions. Drugs, cash, weapons and phones were recovered.
"In partnership with Trading Standards,
Livingston boss David Martindale has thanked Hearts for loaning them Michael McGovern after the goalkeeper was recalled by the Tynecastle club.
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