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Five years jail for county drugs line operator

A man supplying crack cocaine, heroin, and cannabis has been jailed for more than five years after stepping into a leading role within a county drugs network following the conviction of its previous...

Russell Park drugs arrest after residents report suspicious activity

A teenage boy was arrested yesterday (Monday) on suspicion of drug dealing, after residents in the Russell Park area of Bedford reported suspicious activity. A 16-year-old boy...

Bedford drugs runner thanks judge for chance for rehabilitation

A ‘runner’ for a county line gang in Bedford today/Weds thanked a judge for giving him a chance to stay off drugs. Jason Soares, 33, was caught in an undercover police operation in the town in 2019. Two officers...

Police ‘map’ 10 organised crime gangs operating in Bedford Borough

Bedfordshire Police has ‘mapped’ ten organised crime groups and three gangs in Bedford borough, councillors were told. Detective Chief Inspector Katie Dounias...

Bedford drug dealers jailed after £50,000 worth of drugs seized

The fight against county lines drug gangs continues as two Bedford men have been jailed as part of an operation that has seen more than £50,000 worth of illegal drugs seized. Between them, Amir Ghafoor...

Six men convicted for their part in Bedford county drugs line

Six men were convicted on 28 May after a three week trial at Luton Crown Court for their part in the ‘Ginge Line’, a county drugs supply line running out of Bedford.

Three members of Bedford-Cambridge county lines drug gang jailed

Police have cracked down on a county lines gang running from Bedford to Cambridge, leading to three men being jailed for a total of 15 years for a...

Wootton drug line operator jailed after undercover police operation

A father of five from Wootton who found himself in debt, thought he could ease his financial headaches by manning a phone for an illegal Bedfordshire drug line. Nigel Morrison had...

Three arrested and drugs, cash and sports car seized during Bedford county lines operation

Bedfordshire Police have arrested three people and seized suspected Class A drugs, cash and a sports car after an operation targeting a suspected...

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