Drugs seized in Bournemouth in police operation
A quantity of drugs were seized in Bournemouth and Weymouth this week as part of Operation Scorpion in which a teenager was arrested.
A quantity of drugs were seized in Bournemouth and Weymouth this week as part of Operation Scorpion in which a teenager was arrested.
Three men have been charged following the discovery of a suspected cannabis factory on Granby Industrial Estate in Weymouth.
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 operation targeted hotspot areas across the South West, including Bournemouth, focusing on the night-time economy.
Dorset, together with forces in Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire will take part in a drugs operation.
The men were arrested as part of Operation Viper, which aims to disrupt county lines drug dealers in the area.
The operation to crackdown on suspected county lines drugs networks has had further success with six arrests this week.
As part of Operation Viper, a 19-year-old found in possession of class A drugs was arrested and released on police bail.
As part of Operation Viper, Dorset police has seized a quantity of drugs and disrupted county lines drug gangs.
Four people were arrested in Dorchester following allegations of false imprisonment and drugs and firearms offences.