Four kilos of Class A drugs recovered by Bedfordshire Police
Three men from Luton arrested in connection to the seizure of the drugs
Four kilos of Class A drugs have been seized in a Luton organised crime operation.
Cocaine with a street value of more than £200,000 has been recovered by Bedfordshire Police.
Three men in their 30s from Luton were arrested in connection to the seizure of around four kilos of the Class A drug.
It was part of a joint operation by Bedfordshire Police and the Metropolitan Police carried out on Tuesday (10 August).
It is the latest enforcement action under Operation Costello, Bedfordshire Police’s biggest ever crackdown on organised crime.
Detective Superintendent Louisa Glynn said: “This is another significant seizure of illegal drugs made under Costello.
“Overall, ourselves and the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) have now taken around 100 kilos of Class A drugs off the streets of Luton as part of this crackdown.
“If you consider that half a gram of cocaine can typically sell for £15 on the streets, that’s a huge amount of cash we have deprived from the county’s criminal conspiracies.
“Violence, exploitation and organised crime is fuelled by the drugs trade. If you buy cocaine, you are directly funding things such as knife crime and the grooming of children to take part in county lines.”
Three people have subsequently been charged with a range of drugs supply offences following the operation and have been remanded into custody.
Anyone with any information about drug dealing can report it via the Bedfordshire Police website or by calling 101.