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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County Lines victim speaks of cuckooing ordeal
A woman whose flat was taken over by County Lines drug dealers has described the fear and intimidation she experienced
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County lines drugs dealers jailed
Two drug dealers working for a county lines drug gang have been jailed. Olakunle Ekundayo and Sean Allen had been
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Eleven arrests during morning drugs raids in Chelmsford, Colchester and London
Eleven people have been arrested during a series of raids targeting drug dealers. Essex Police worked with the Met and
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