Drugs arrests at Manchester Piccadilly under 'county lines' police operation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereA series of arrests and drug seizures were made across the north.'County lines' is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries and usually by children or vulnerable people who are coerced into it by gangs.The 'county line' is the mobile phone line used to take orders of drugs.Arrests were made in Preston, Sheffield, Leeds and Lancaster.BTP said a new taskforce aimed to tackle drugs on the railway network, and protect children and vulnerable adults.Detective Superintendent Gareth Williams said: "Our experience has proven that gangs who use the railway network rely on younger people to move drugs."These individuals are victims, forced through exploitation or intimidation.
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