Over 100 arrests made in Thames Valley & Hampshire Police operation
They joined other forces in targeting vehicles on roads often used to run County Lines drug operations
Last updated 10th Aug 2021
A three-day operation to tackle cross-border offending has resulted in 109 arrests.
Officers from Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Police joined their colleagues from Surrey, Hertfordshire, Essex, and the Metropolitan Police in the three-day initiative, known as ‘Operation Pandilla’.
It used Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology and police intelligence to target vehicles on arterial roads and motorways - which police say is often used to run County Lines drug operations.
The crackdown focused on tackling offenders involved in drug-related harm, serious violent offending and high harm as well as serious acquisitive crime.
Arrests included those concerned in the supply of controlled drugs, offensive weapons, burglaries and other offences.
A total of 46 vehicles and 18 weapons were also seized as well as a large quantity of drugs.