Arrests made across Teesside as part of crackdown on serious crime
Ten warrants were executed at addresses including in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar
Seven people have been arrested across Teesside as part of a crackdown on organised crime.
Ten warrants were executed at addresses including in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar this morning. (30th April).
Detectives also went to Durham and Greater Manchester.
The warrants resulted in the arrests of two men, aged 39 and 25, a 29-year-old woman from Redcar, a 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman from Middlesbrough, a 25-year-old man from Redcar, a 36-year-old man from Thornaby and a 42-year-old man from Manchester.
Those arrested are now being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and money laundering.
As well as raiding their homes, detectives searched a container in Westerby Road in the Middlesbrough area, believed to be linked to a member of the organised crime network.
Detective Chief Superintendent Anne-Marie Salwey, Cleveland Police’s Head of Crime, said:
“This morning’s strike focused on a singular organised crime group believed to be supplying cocaine throughout Teesside, as well as in Durham and the North-West.
“The results stem from months of hard work driven and proactive investigation into the drugs network operating from Teesside.
“This reflects our continued commitment to our communities that we will relentlessly pursue any individual who we believe are profiting from the sale of drugs, exploiting vulnerable people including children, and partaking in serious violence along the way.”
The operation occurred during Cleveland Police’s Operation Artemis and is one part of the day of action.