West Yorkshire drug pushers are targeting the market town, say police.
A criminal gang from West Yorkshire is trafficking drugs into Harrogate leading to an increase in violent crime, police have said.
During our time with them, we witnessed a vehicle being stopped, with an uninsured driver from Bradford, claiming he and his passengers had come to the market town for coffee. In that instance, no drugs were recovered and no arrests made, although a large sum of cash was found. County lines is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks who are involved in exporting drugs, using dedicated mobile phone lines or other forms of a 'deal line', according to officers.
Officers were also observed by the BBC visiting known drug users said to be at risk of coercion by the gang.
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