Two men arrested in Bournemouth as part of Operation Viper
Operation Viper is aimed at disrupting county lines drug dealers and the police are urging people to report any suspicious activity.
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.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with drug supply offences following a search of an address in Southbourne, Bournemouth.
A local officer spotted drug related activity in Central Gardens and subsequently a homeless man was charged with possessing class A drugs.
The 49-year-old man was arrested in Poole, as part of a police operation to target county lines drug dealers.
Six men, four of whom lived locally, have been jailed for conspiring to supply class A drugs in the Bournemouth area.
The 18-year-old from Lymington was arrested following a tip off to Hampshire Police on Monday 10 January.
Dorset Police has secured court orders to recover funds from the three-strong gang who were convicted of supplying class A drugs.
An operation by Dorset Police and Merseyside Police is working to tackle county lines gangs dealing drugs in Dorset.