Some progress being made in tackling county lines drug gangs across Lincolnshire
However there are still concerns about the issue in the county
There are claims major progress is being made to crack down on county lines drugs gangs across Lincolnshire.
There have been concerns about the amount of activity in the region.
It comes after a national police operation took place - leading to over 1 thousand 5 hundred arrests.
It can sometimes see children recruited to supply drugs through a network across the country.
Lydia Patsalides is the East Midlands Regional Manager for Crime Stoppers.
She says it is an issue in Lincolnshire because of it's rural nature.
"Bigger organised crime groups will actually look for an area to take a hold of."
"Intelligence led policing has identified numerous county lines many of which has come from places like Nottinghamshire and Lancashire and they've been coming into Lincolnshire to profit."
"County lines is predominately the dealing of drugs using the phone line."
"It's been an issue we've had in the country for some time now."
"It seems to be gathering momentum in terms of how many lines are popping up and how many people are involved."
"The issue with county lines is actually the movement of the drugs and the availability of drugs that come into the area."
"These organised crime groups - they'll put young people into those counties and they'll set them up to deal the drugs into the local area."