More than 1,000 people arrested in week of action on county lines drug gangs – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / May 27 2021
There are around 600 county gangs operating in the UK, down from around 2,000 two years ago.
More than 1,000 people have been arrested and 292 weapons seized as part of a week-long crackdown on county lines drug dealing gangs.
Police nationwide conducted a week of action from 17 May, making 1,100 arrests, seizing 33 guns and 219 knives and identifying 80 drug-dealing phone lines.
There are around 600 county gangs operating in the UK, down from around 2,000 two years ago, something Deputy Assistant Commissioner Graham McNulty attributed to an increased police response.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for county lines said: “We have been relentless in pursuing those behind the line while doing everything possible to rescue those being exploited.
