Plymouth man among 14 people arrested following County Lines drug operation
Officers carried out warrants in our city, Merseyside and Morecambe
A County Lines drug operation in Plymouth, Merseyside and Morecambe led to 14 people being arrested.
Warrants were carried out across the UK yesterday (25 February) - officers seized a large amount Class A and B drugs, as well as cash.
It was part of a wider investigation into County Lines drug supply between Merseyside and areas of Morecambe, Plymouth and Torquay, and follows warrants in Merseyside and Eastbourne in January; as well as activity between April and November 2020, during which firearms, cash and class A drugs were recovered from addresses in Kirkby, Liverpool and Morecambe.
A 41-year-old man from Plymouth arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.
The others that were arrested are as follows:
- A 32-year-old man from Liverpool, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to possess firearms and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 39-year-old man from Kirkby, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 41-year-old man from Liverpool, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 21-year-old man from Kirkby, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 19-year-old woman from Liverpool, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 48-year-old man from Morecambe, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 44-year-old woman from Morecambe, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 53-year-old man from Morecambe, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 38 -year-old man from Morecambe, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 33-year-old woman from Morecambe, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 48-year-old woman from Wilmslow, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 44-year-old man from Liverpool, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
- A 38-year-old man from Bolton, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs
"Yesterday's co-ordinated warrants follow a lengthy an extensive investigation into the possession of firearms and county lines drug supply across the UK. Working closely with Lancashire Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, we have seen a significant amount of arrests and seizures including suspected class A drugs, cash and cannabis as a result of this morning’s activity."
Detective Inspector Mark Drew
Anyone with information on the storage of weapons or use of drugs is asked to contact Merseyside Police, or 101.
Alternatively, you can pass information to independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.