by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Sep 26, 2023 | Cornwall, Crime, Emergency services
From Devon & Cornwall Police: A drug-trafficking duo who sourced cocaine and cannabis on the dark web then sold them on the streets of West Cornwall have been jailed. Supplier Jason Pierce bought the illegal narcotics online and imported them from abroad using...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | May 26, 2023 | Cornwall, Crime, Devon, Emergency services
From Devon & Cornwall Police: Operation Loki, Devon & Cornwall Police’s neighbourhood policing operation, resulted in over 150 arrests and over 100 drug seizures. Amongst the arrests were various offences including anti-social behaviour, drug offences, being...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Mar 29, 2023 | Cornwall, Crime, Devon, Emergency services
Devon and Cornwall Police are supporting a regional intensification week, focusing on drugs and drug related violence throughout the South West. It started on Monday 27 March 2023, with Devon and Cornwall Police carrying out operations to disrupt drug supply and...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Mar 10, 2023 | Cornwall, Crime, Devon, Emergency services
From Devon & Cornwall Police: Over the past two weeks local officers have targeted the use and supply of drugs, associated crime and safeguarded vulnerable people. The activity happened was part of the National County Lines Intensification Week and was followed up...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Dec 15, 2022 | Crime, Health
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on drug misuse is concerning. The Crime Survey for England and Wales tells us that around 1 in 11 adults aged 16 to 59 years (9.2%; approximately 3 million adults) and around 1 in 5 adults aged 16 to 24 years (18.6%;...
