Police storm County Lines drug gangs as record number of arrests made

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A man was arrested in a dramatic police raid on a home in Liverpool as part of an operation targeting drug smuggling - as crime and policing minister Sarah Jones vowed to crack down on the “evil trade”. On Tuesday (7 October), Ms Jones joined officers as they arrested the 29-year-old man from Kirkby on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. It came as new data released showed that a record number of gang leaders have been charged with County Lines drug offences