Essex Police secured over 1,000 years in prison sentences and seized £285,000 from 150 drug gangs in 2024.

In 2024, Essex Police secured over 1,000 years of prison sentences for 150 county lines drug gangs, making 447 arrests and seizing £285,000 in criminal profits and 16kg of drugs. The Serious Violence Unit also confiscated over 170 weapons and safeguarded vulnerable individuals, referring them to health and social services. Through operations like Raptor and Orochi, the unit aimed to reduce drug demand and market to dismantle supply lines.

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