Drugs and money seized as part of London-wide police operation

3:50pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 in News

More than £2.6 million worth of cannabis was seized in London  as part of city-wide drugs crack down.

Nearly 2,000 Safer Neighbourhoods Officers made 350 arrests as part of Operation Hawk on Thursday.

Across the capital 2,700 cannabis plants were seized, huge quantities of class A drugs were discovered, 37 cannabis factories were closed and more than 460 warrants were executed.

Results included the seizure of half a kilo of heroin at an address in Tottenham and the discovery of £100,000 cash in Barnet.

Officers also found three handguns, a loaded shotgun and a stun gun.

The Safer Neighbourhoods officers were supported by colleagues from units including Trident, the specialist drugs command, Mounted Branch, Territorial Support Group (TSG), the Marine Policing Unit, special constables and volunteer police cadets.

Comments(1)

SChorley says...
10:17pm Sun 23 Sep 12

Guess this will create a criminal void, to be filled with even more violent criminal activity. From friend, to a local dealer, to a local gang, to more dangerous criminal gang, to an international criminal organisation. Price goes up results in more criminal risk being taken. We can not win this war, we must regulate and allow these officers to realise an ideal of really making their communities better places for all and just not a better place to do crime. No one needs the law to make the right choice if you've been given the right information, support or opportunity.

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