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Operation Boson

Generic picture of two Boson officers in plain clothes but with police jackets on a housing estate. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Police charge two men and recover firearm in Bedford vehicle search

Bedfordshire Police's guns and gangs unit charged two men with firearms and drugs offences after officers stopped a vehicle in Bedford last week and recovered a weapon. The Boson team stopped..
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One of the guns seized during Operation Boson raids in Bedfordshire in May 2026. Image Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police make 23 arrests in guns and drugs crackdown

Bedfordshire Police says 23 people have been arrested in May as officers seized firearms, drugs and cash during a crackdown on gangs and organised crime. The force said officers from Boson...
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Bedford man charged after drugs arrest in police crackdown

A man in his 20s has been charged after a drugs arrest in Bedford, as police seized drugs, weapons and made multiple arrests in a week of action. The arrest was made on Wednesday (30 April)...
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Ramzan Ibrahim. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Teenage drug dealer jailed after Shortstown raid

A teenage drug dealer has been jailed for two years and 10 months after officers discovered drugs and weapons while attending a property to make an arrest...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Police urge people to help with crackdown on drugs supply networks as Bedford man charged

Bedfordshire Police have seized large quantities of drugs and charged a man as part of their ongoing efforts to tackle drug supply networks across the county. On Monday (20 January)...
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Jackson Prescod. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Bedford dealer involved in “significant drugs supply line” jailed

A dealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin in Bedford as part of a "significant drugs supply line" has been jailed. Jackson Prescod, 21 was caught after CCTV showed him dealing in Bedford town...
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Amir Mgari custody photo. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Bedford drug runner jailed for supplying crack and heroin

A man who was running a drugs line from a property on Shakespeare Road in Bedford has been jailed for more than three years. A police investigation revealed Amir Mgari had been running the so-called...
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A 10" bowie knife was recovered from the property. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Guns and gangs squad seizes drugs and 10″ zombie knife in Biddenham raid

Bedfordshire Police’s specialist guns and gangs unit has sized thousands of pounds worth of drugs and a 10-inch zombie knife in coordinated raids across Bedford and Luton. Last week, officers executed a warrant...
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Fifth arrest this year in operation targeting criminal Bedford gang

Five people suspected of being involved in a criminal gang in Bedford have been arrested. The latest arrest came after officers stop and searched a man in his 20s in the...
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Man arrested after reports of ‘dealing to children’ at Bedford car park

Bedfordshire Police have arrested a man after reports he was dealing to children at Lurke Street Car Park. Officers from the Bedford Community Policing Team and North Bedfordshire Rural Community...
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