68 arrested and over £100k seized in Merseyside Police week of drugs action
Seven kilograms of Class A drugs have also been taken off the streets
Merseyside Police have made 68 arrests and seized over £100,000 worth of drugs in targeted raids across the region.
7kg of Class A drugs have also been seized along with 19kg of cannabis.
Officers also visited over 1600 school children to discuss how to spot if someone is being exploited by County Lines criminals and how they can get help.
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Detective Superintendent Andy O’Connor said:
"This week’s activity is just a snapshot of the work Project Medusa and officers across the force do, day in day out to tackle County Lines.
“As a force we are committed to working alongside partners and other forces to cut these County Lines, protect and safeguard vulnerable people. We will relentlessly target those crime groups who cowardly exploit vulnerable people in our communities.
"Through Project Medusa, we work with other forces, BTP and local authorities and agencies to target offenders and protect victims. Since Project Medusa began its work in 2019, officers have made more than 1200 arrests, closed over 370 County Lines, recovered £1.3 million in cash and removed around 50KG of cocaine and heroin from our streets.
“We cannot stop this criminality alone, we need to continue our work with partners and we need the public’s help. It’s vital that everyone who cares for or knows young and vulnerable people understands the issue and knows the warning signs.”