Posted: Thu 6th May 2021

Six arrests made in crackdown on county lines drug gangs in North Wales

North Wales news and information
This article is old - Published: Thursday, May 6th, 2021

Six arrests have been made as part of a crackdown on county lines drug gangs operating in North Wales.

Police executed warrants in a number of locations in the central part of the region yesterday, including Rhyl and Denbigh.

Officers recovered a cannabis grow, a dismantled cannabis grow, and items used in the production of cannabis oil.

One warrant was also conducted in the Merseyside area, resulting in the seizure of quantities of cash and amounts of what is suspected to be a class A drug.

Four men from north Wales and two from Merseyside were arrested and charged with conspiracy to supply class B drugs.

Following the arrests, police said they were committed to safeguarding vulnerable members of the community.

Sgt Kevin Smith said: “These successes have been made possible by the excellent work undertaken by officers and staff from all areas and departments within the force, needed to arrest those involved in drug supply and money laundering.

“This accounts for only part of our work to tackle drug supply into North Wales, and we will continue to investigate and disrupt this kind of criminal activity and bring down organised crime groups.

“I would like to thank the public for the information you continue to provide, in order that we can work to make north Wales the safest place for you and your families to live.

“We will continue to support the local community by carrying out these types of policing operations and extra patrols are being carried out to enhance community reassurance.”

If you have any information about criminal activity in your community you can report it via the North Wales Police website , by calling 101 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.



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