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Four men, including two teenagers, were arrested by police and released under investigation on Thursday 16 March as part of Operation Viper.

During a national intensification week, two men in Dorset were arrested and a potential adult victim of human trafficking was identified.

It’s payback time for Bridport drug dealer William David Lewis who was convicted and sent to prison in March 2022.

Criminals involved in county lines drug dealing, human trafficking, modern slavery, burglary and vehicle crime will be targeted.

An organised crime gang in Southampton that sold cannabis and Class A drugs has been sentenced to a combined 33 years and eight months behind bars.

The seven dealers were involved in operations that involved millions of pounds of class A drugs being sold.

The five men, who all came from London, have received jail sentences following joint work with the Metropolitan Police.

Operation Viper is aimed at disrupting county lines drug dealers and the police are urging people to report any suspicious activity.

Dorset, together with forces in Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire will take part in a drugs operation.

The operation to crackdown on suspected county lines drugs networks has had further success with six arrests this week.