The road out of gang culture
Manny Mohammed was just 15 years old when he was forced to join a County Lines drugs gang. He was
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Latest stage of County Lines campaign lets young people know there is a way out from drug gangs
Southend Council is letting young people and their families know there is always a way out from drug gangs through
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Police warn youngsters not to be duped by empty promises as County Lines arrests continue
Specialist police officers are warning vulnerable children not to be duped into a life of drug crime by empty promises
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Seven charged including three from Ilford following Met county lines operation
Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command have charged six men and one woman following an operation to tackle the
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County line drug dealers jailed
The work of Essex Police’s Op Raptor South officers has seen yet another drugs line dismantled. On Tuesday June 22,
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Eight arrested in operation to tackle County Lines
Officers investigating the exploitation of children into County Lines activity have carried out early morning raids in east London. On
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Thurrock and Brentwood drugs lines closed down
Eleven phone numbers used by drug dealing gangs in west Essex have been shut down. Working with the telephone network
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Police operation aims to tackle cuckooing by County Lines drug gangs across Essex
Vulnerable people in Essex are being targeted by County Lines drug gangs who take over their homes and use them
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Four arrests after County Lines raid at Purfleet container yard
Four arrests have been made in an operation targeting organised crime and exploitation of children through county lines offending. On
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Dealer who sold drugs in Chelmsford jailed
A London drug dealer who sold heroin and cocaine in Chelmsford has been jailed and made subject of a Serious
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