County lines drugs trade2 days agoDrug dealer who rapped about evading police jailedWilliam Bates penned lyrics about "swerving police" but was "swiftly arrested", officers said.2 days agoEngland2 days agoDealers jailed following contaminated heroin deathPolice say the drug line the four men worked for often relied on children as runners.2 days agoEngland7 days agoCounty lines raid sees 13 arrests and drugs seizedPolice targeted suspected criminal gangs who were moving Class A drugs via railway lines.7 days agoLincolnshire21 Mar 2025Seventeen arrested in county lines crackdownPolice also seize thousands of pounds worth of drugs and cash in the raids across the West Midlands.21 Mar 2025England21 Mar 2025Scouse Dave county lines gang members jailedThe gang sold crack cocaine and heroin through Liverpool, Hampshire and Plymouth, police say.21 Mar 2025England11 Mar 2025Gang who used children to deliver drugs jailedA former footballer supplied the drugs and had links to a network across Europe and South America.11 Mar 2025Wiltshire7 Mar 2025Hundreds of cannabis plants seized in drugs raidsThirteen people were arrested for drug supply offences and 100g of cocaine was seized, say police.7 Mar 2025England7 Mar 2025Drugs worth £1.7m seized as 10 cannabis farms foundPolice find the drugs during a week-long operation that uncovered 10 cannabis factories.7 Mar 2025England24 Feb 2025Deputy mayor: 'We need to do more' to understand young peopleWork to steer vulnerable males away from county lines groups is "crucial" to crime strategy.24 Feb 2025England...