A 25-year-old man from the Merseyside area has been arrested in Bangor for suspected possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, as part of the County Lines method of distributing drugs in local communities.
County Lines is a term used to describe gangs, groups or drug networks that supply drugs from urban to suburban areas across the country, including market and coastal towns, using dedicated mobile phone lines or “deal lines”. Children and vulnerable adults are often exploited to move the drugs and money to and from the urban area and to store the drugs locally.
On Thursday 28th March, cash and a large quantity of what was believed to be Class A drugs were seized. A 25-year-old man from the Merseyside area was arrested and has since been released on conditional bail, pending further inquiries.
Yesterday’s arrest follows the arrest of a 48 year old man from Merseyside and a 32 year old man from Blaenau Ffestiniog in Bangor on Wednesday when cash and a quantity of what are believed to be Class A drugs were seized.
District Inspector Jon Aspinall said: “This was another great result in terms of combating County Lines related offences; bringing the total number of arrests to six in the past fortnight.”
“This intelligence led arrest was part of the continuing work being undertaken under Operation Rattle, in response to our communities concerns relating to drug supply and its consequences. It is yet another example of where we have listened to concerns and acted upon them.”
“Possession and distribution of controlled drugs will not be tolerated in our communities and we will continue to make determined efforts to disrupt this activity.”
He added: “I cannot emphasise enough the importance of the community sharing their concerns with us. Our goal of targeting those who cause the most harm will continue directly targeting those involved in serious and organised crime. We are determined to keep our communities safe.”
Information can be passed to Police via the web live chat http://www.north-wales.police.uk/contact/chat-support.aspx or by phoning 101. Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
