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Fifty People Arrested Across the County

Officers have arrested 50 people as part of a sustained focus on targeting county lines drug dealing and gangs within the county.

Warrants have taken place in Nuneaton, Leamington, Stratford, Atherstone, Keresley and Rugby, with significant amounts of heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis seized.

Vehicles, more than £20,000 in cash, imitation firearms and knives, and 41 phones suspected to be linked to drug dealing were also recovered. Securing these communications is vital in disrupting the county lines movement and provides officers with key intelligence.

Detective Inspector Chris Cook from Warwickshire Police said: “This targeted activity on county lines gangs demonstrates how our officers are working tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle drugs supply and protect the young and vulnerable people who are exploited by them within our communities.