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Two charged with robbery, kidnap and drugs supply as part of county lines crackdown

After police were called to reports that a teenage boy had been forced into a vehicle in Bedford on Wednesday, (8 September), two men have been charged with a number of offences...

PCC Festus Akinbusoye, “I’m not a typical Tory”

It's three months since Festus Akinbusoye was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, becoming the first Black person in the country to fill the role. PCC Akinbusoye...

Bedford gang members locked up for county lines drug dealing

Two members of Bedford’s Mile Road Gang were each sentenced to more than four years today/Thursday for drug dealing. Domonik Dubiel, 23, and Robuil Islam, 19, were involved...

Underfunding of Bedfordshire Police to be addressed by Home Office

Policing in Bedfordshire is underfunded by a quarter of the resources the county force needs, a meeting heard. The funding formula for police forces under which Bedfordshire is treated as a rural setting...

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...

Bedford teenagers arrested for stabbing and cocaine offences

Crack cocaine and cash were seized and four teenagers arrested by Bedfordshire police yesterday (Thursday) after another teenager was stabbed...

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.

Large scale cannabis operations “dismantled” in police crackdown

Bedfordshire Police say they've "found and dismantled" a number of cannabis factories over the last few weeks, with large scale operations found in Bedford Borough and...

Two arrested in latest county lines drugs crackdown in Bedford

A man and a woman have been arrested as part of a county lines crackdown that has seen more than £50,000 worth of Class A and Class B drugs seized...

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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