Overview

• 43 forces across England and Wales took part in the intelligence-led week of action against county lines networks.
• Law enforcement recovered roughly 178kg of Class A drugs, 501 weapons and £2.4 million in criminal cash.
• The Metropolitan Police arrested 301 suspects—111 charged—and shut down more than 100 urban lines, uncovering luxury cars and designer watches in east London.
• Merseyside’s Project Medusa closed six lines with over 200 arrests, while West Mercia and Staffordshire Police dismantled multiple networks, seizing drugs, cash and weapons.
• Follow-up investigations and community safeguarding efforts are under way after identifying and protecting 1,179 people exploited by county lines gangs.