The raid was part of Operation Viper which aims to stop County Lines drug gangs operating in the county. 

Large amount of Class A drugs seized as police target drug gangs 

Co-ordinated raids were carried out at four addresses in Alnwick resulting in drugs and cash being seized.

Crackdown on County Lines leads to nine arrests

There were almost 150 reports of the sweets being found by forces in the East of England in a six-month period.

Parents warned over cannabis sweets used to recruit children into county lines

Emma Louise Seed was jailed at York Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to four Class A drug-related offences.

Woman who 'ruthlessly exploited' people in Whitby through drug dealing jailed

Police in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall all worked together to help dismantle drug supplies coming into the region 

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Knives, axes, batons, a crossbow, cash and other drugs were also found - including nearly £10,000 of crack cocaine and over £6,750 of heroin.

£300,000 worth of drugs made to look like sweets seized in Wakefield

The force was taking part in a week long crackdown alongside forces across the country to crackdown on the movement of drugs from cities to more rural areas. 

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30 arrests were made in one week by Sussex police, who also seized drugs valued at £125,000.

County lines crackdown sees more than 60 people arrested and drugs seized

Officers also seized large quantities of heroin and cocaine, as well as £500,000 worth of 'criminal property' - including designer clothing and a £90,000 BMW.

Dozens arrested as county lines gangs targeted by police 

More than 100 vulnerable children and adults who had been recruited as drugs runners were safeguarded by police.

Week-long county lines crackdown sees hundreds arrested and £284k cash seized  

Police said a man and a woman who 'in the grip of criminal gangs' were helped to safety following operations in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.

£90,000 BMW seized and 14 arrested in county lines raids 

The former Strand gang members jailed for their part in the County Lines gang 

The gang, based in Liverpool, generated fear with a sniper rifle while trading in drugs across the country.

Drugs crime gang sentenced to over 150 years behind bars

27/01/22. Members of a drugs gang sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today. Top row: Shaun Doyle, Jacob Hughes-O’Brien, Thomas Jameson. Bottom row: James Postlethwaite and Karen Pullin. Cumbria Constabulary mugshots.

Three men from Liverpool and a man and a woman from Cumbria have been sent to prison over the plot. Two other Cumbrians received suspended sentences.

Five jailed for county lines plot to bring class A drugs to Cumbria

10/01/2022. Christopher Cooke, 41,of Gelt Road, Brampton, Cumbria. Jailed today for heroin offences. Cumbria Constabulary.

Christopher Cooke, 41, of Brampton, built up a drug debt while serving a prison sentence.

Cumbrian heroin dealer jailed for almost seven years

David Lawal was stabbed and left to bleed to death on the streets of Thetford following a meeting with county lines rivals

Patrolling police found members of the public giving first aid to David Lawal, 25, in October 2019 after he'd encountered members of the rival 'Frankie' line.

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