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December 22, 2023

Man caught with nearly 90 wraps of class A drugs was 'naive' and 'exploited' by County Lines dealers

Shrewsbury|Dec 22, 2023

January 20, 2023

County Lines drugs gangs disrupted by special police operation across the region

Bridgnorth|Jan 20, 2023

March 18, 2022

Fifty drugs arrests plus cash and weapons seized in County Lines swoops

County Lines|Mar 18, 2022

September 27, 2021

I will listen to the public, pledges new West Mercia Police chief

County Lines|Sep 27, 2021

September 24, 2021

New police chief pledges to fight scourge of drugs

County Lines|Sep 24, 2021

September 17, 2021

Class A drugs seized by Shrewsbury Police County Lines team

County Lines|Sep 17, 2021

August 11, 2021

Wallasey to Whitchurch county lines dealer locked up for four years

Whitchurch|Aug 11, 2021

August 9, 2021

County lines drugs gangs could go back to public transport as crowds return

UK News|Aug 9, 2021

August 2, 2021

'Four for £25' county lines heroin dealer jailed after phone traced to station

Telford|Aug 2, 2021

July 16, 2021

Eight arrests made in county lines crackdown in Shrewsbury

Harlescott|Jul 16, 2021

July 14, 2021

Man, 19, admits possession of cannabis in Shropshire

County Lines|Jul 14, 2021

June 4, 2021

Pair caught in Telford with drugs spared jail - but must serve curfew time

County Lines|Jun 4, 2021

May 13, 2021

Woman told police £2,000 in drug cash was inheritance from grandparent

Shrewsbury|May 13, 2021

March 2, 2021

27 arrests as drugs, weapons and £35k cash seized in county lines crackdown

County Lines|Mar 2, 2021

December 29, 2020

Eleven people arrested in Christmas county lines crackdown

Homepage|Dec 29, 2020

November 30, 2020

Two County Lines drug arrests after heroin found in Shrewsbury

County Lines|Nov 30, 2020

October 24, 2020

Man caught with drugs in Shrewsbury is fined £500

Shrewsbury|Oct 24, 2020

October 2, 2020

County Lines: Drug courier caught red-handed jailed for more than five years

County Lines|Oct 2, 2020

September 28, 2020

Six arrested in Telford County Lines operations

County Lines|Sep 28, 2020

September 11, 2020

Daily youth clubs planned for Telford neighbourhoods in bid to tackle county lines

Donnington|Sep 11, 2020

September 4, 2020

Three men jailed after Oswestry woman slashed across face over £500 drug debt

Oswestry|Sep 4, 2020

Suspected County Lines drug dealer from Birmingham arrested in Telford

County Lines|Sep 4, 2020

August 5, 2020

Hammer and knife attackers jailed for county lines assault

County Lines|Aug 5, 2020

July 13, 2020

Nine arrests after drug raids in Ludlow, Bristol and London

Ludlow|Jul 13, 2020

June 26, 2020

Wanted man arrested during North Wales drugs raids

County Lines|Jun 26, 2020

May 29, 2020

New service to help at-risk children across the region

Telford|May 29, 2020

April 28, 2020

Woman, 22, arrested as drugs and knives found at Whitchurch property

Whitchurch|Apr 28, 2020

April 24, 2020

Police urge Shropshire communities to report county lines suspicions during lockdown

Telford|Apr 24, 2020

March 31, 2020

Car believed to have been used in county lines drug dealing stopped in Telford

Telford|Mar 31, 2020

February 5, 2020

Two people charged after 'county lines' drug raid

County Lines|Feb 5, 2020

January 15, 2020

Jailed: Drug dealer caught in Shrewsbury had phone with coded messages

County Lines|Jan 15, 2020

Driver in Shrewsbury county lines conspiracy finally sentenced

County Lines|Jan 15, 2020

January 14, 2020

Police highlight action on Shropshire county lines criminals

Telford|Jan 14, 2020

January 2, 2020

Police 'winning war on county lines' after Oswestry named most at risk from drugs gangs

Oswestry|Jan 2, 2020

July 5, 2019

'County lines' drug link is denied by three in court

County Lines|Jul 5, 2019

July 4, 2019

Three on trial in Shrewsbury 'County Lines' drugs case

County Lines|Jul 4, 2019

June 25, 2019

'Buy one, get two': Shropshire drugs gang five jailed for more than 30 years

Shrewsbury|Jun 25, 2019

June 5, 2019

Caught Whitchurch drugs carrier ‘was also a victim’

County Lines|Jun 5, 2019

May 21, 2019

More than 500 county lines arrests

County Lines|May 21, 2019

May 9, 2019

County lines dealer used vulnerable Shrewsbury person's home to sell drugs

County Lines|May 9, 2019

May 7, 2019

Oswestry teenagers most at risk of drugs gangs, says detective sergeant

County Lines|May 7, 2019

May 2, 2019

Police officers injured arresting county lines drug suspects

County Lines|May 2, 2019

April 16, 2019

Men left drug den with £2,000 in coins

Shrewsbury|Apr 16, 2019

April 12, 2019

Jailed: County Lines drug dealer caught selling ‘high-grade skunk’

County Lines|Apr 12, 2019

County lines man caught dealing in Shrewsbury locked up for three years

County Lines|Apr 12, 2019

April 9, 2019

Range Rover stolen from racecourse ends up running drugs in Newtown

Newtown|Apr 9, 2019

March 28, 2019

Operation Vulture: Police make 15 arrests in Bridgnorth county lines crackdown

Bridgnorth|Mar 28, 2019

March 20, 2019

City drugs gangs targetting county

Politics|Mar 20, 2019

March 18, 2019

County Lines: Drug dealers recruiting teenagers in Shropshire

Telford|Mar 18, 2019

Jailed County Lines drug dealer had base at Shrewsbury home

Shrewsbury|Mar 18, 2019