I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Drug dealing, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

County Lines Week Operation – Dalton & Almondbury

As part of our County Lines Intensification Week, last week, officers carried out a targeted operation in the Dalton and Almondbury areas to disrupt drug-related activity and keep our communities safe.

Results from the operation:

- 7 individuals and 3 vehicles were stop-searched
- 1 person found in possession of cannabis – dealt with via community resolution
- 2 people issued Traffic Offence Reports
- 2 vehicles seized for no insurance
-9 pieces of valuable intelligence submitted

This operation is part of our ongoing commitment to tackling drug crime and protecting vulnerable people in our communities.

The illicit drugs market is big business, worth an estimated £9.4 billion a year and drug deaths have reached an all-time. Taking the health harms, costs of crime and wider impacts on society together, it is estimated the total costs of drugs to society are over £19 billion, which is more than twice the value of the market itself.

If you are adversely affected by antisocial behaviour in your community associated with drug use, The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 outlines the flexible tools and powers that the police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to respond quickly and effectively to antisocial behaviour.

If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/report-it, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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