Drug Dealing

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...

21 arrests plus cocaine, firearms and cash seized in Bedfordshire organised crime op

In Bedfordshire, police seized over 90 kilos of Class A drugs, seven firearms and £88,000 in cash as part of the UK’s largest ever operation to combat...

Beds Police charge two people with drugs supply offences

A man and a woman have been charged with drugs supply offences after warrants were carried out in Bedford and Luton last week...

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...

Police launch crackdown on cannabis factories in Bedford

Bedfordshire Police has launched a new operation to combat cannabis factories in Bedford, identifying and dismantling two factories in one week. One of...

First jail terms under Bedford drugs lines operation

Two drug dealers have been jailed after a major operation by detectives targeting drugs lines in Bedford. The men involved with the ‘Chrisy’...

Drug dealers spared prison after turning their backs on crime

Two young men caught dealing drugs in Bedford have been spared custody after a judge heard how both had managed to turn away from crime and were...

Two more members of the Kempston Block gang sentenced for drug offences

Two further members of a Bedford drugs gang have been handed prison terms, taking the total number of men sentenced in a single investigation to 15...

Exclusive: Two arrested following successful warrants targeting drugs line

“If you’re running a drugs line in Bedford, we’re coming after you,” is the message from DI Graham McMillan of Bedfordshire Police after the successful arrest of two suspected drug...

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