The action by police forces across England and Wales also saw 458 weapons seized, including 33 guns and 377 knives.
More than 1,600 suspected members of county lines drug dealing gangs have been arrested in one week across England and Wales
A total of 710 people, including 58 children, were referred to safeguarding services as possible victims of exploitation by the gangs. The week’s action saw 250 phone lines closed down, and 458 weapons seized, including 33 firearms, 377 knives, three crossbows, 21 batons and 28 knuckle dusters. Since a national county lines programme was launched in 2019, 4,755 lines have been closed, 14,887 arrests made and 7,267 children or vulnerable people referred to safeguarding services.
Police are working with prisons to clamp down on some county lines that are being run from inside jails.“So obviously we are working with the prison service to make sure that we also investigate county lines that may have a footprint in prisons as well,” he told the PA news agency.
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