Arrests in Welwyn Hatfield after drugs raids
THREE people were arrested after police raided their homes in an operation targeting drug dealers. Properties in The Runway, Hatfield, and Node Way Gardens in Welwyn were searched. A woman and two men were charged with supplying or conspiring to sell
THREE people were arrested after police raided their homes in an operation targeting drug dealers.
Properties in The Runway, Hatfield, and Node Way Gardens in Welwyn were searched.
A woman and two men were charged with supplying or conspiring to sell Class A drugs.
All three appeared before magistrates yesterday and were remanded in custody.
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The intelligence-led operation was carried out on Monday by police hoping to tackle the problem of illegal drugs such as crack cocaine and heroin.
Chief inspector Richard Hann said: "Drug use can make lives a misery for neighbours.
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"By stopping drug dealers, we are also potentially reducing the number of burglaries, robberies and other offences thereby reducing the number of victims of crime."
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